Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 908-914 , December 2009

Multiple Imputation for Missing Laboratory Data: An Example from Infectious Disease Epidemiology

  • Zuber D. Mulla, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida College of Public Health, Tampa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Zuber D. Mulla, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905. Tel: (915) 545-6710. Fax: (915) 545-6946.
    • ,
  • Byungtae Seo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    • ,
  • Ramaswami Kalamegham, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
    • Department of Pathology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
    • ,
  • Bahij S. Nuwayhid, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Received 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00285-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.08.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 908-914 , December 2009

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