Modelling continuous exposures with a "spike" at zero: a new procedure based on fractional polynomials

A common task in epidemiology is to estimate the dose-response function for a continuous exposure. Often a proportion of subjects is unexposed. Typical examples are cigarette consumption, alcohol intake, or occupational exposures. The question arises as to how to model such variables statistically....

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Main Authors: Royston, Patrick (Author) , Sauerbrei, Wilhelm F. (Author) , Becher, Heiko (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 26 February 2010
In: Statistics in medicine
Year: 2010, Volume: 29, Issue: 11, Pages: 1219-1227
ISSN:1097-0258
DOI:10.1002/sim.3864
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.3864
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Author Notes:Patrick Royston, Willi Sauerbrei and Heiko Becher

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