Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 779-785 , October 2010

A Multiphase Method for Estimating Cohort Effects in Age-Period Contingency Table Data

  • Katherine M. Keyes, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Katherine M. Keyes, Columbia University, Department of Epidemiology, 722 W. 168th St., #720E, New York, NY 10032. Tel: (212) 543-5035; Fax: (212) 543-5913.
    • ,
  • Guohua Li, MD, DrPh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Received 1 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.03.006

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 779-785 , October 2010

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