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SUBMITTER: Xu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2917058 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Ying Y Cheung Y B YB Lam K F KF Tan S H SH Milligan Paul P
American journal of epidemiology 20100706 3
The incidence rate difference (IRD) is a parameter of interest in many medical studies. For example, in vaccine studies, it is interpreted as the vaccine-attributable reduction in disease incidence. This is an important parameter, because it shows the public health impact of an intervention. The IRD is difficult to estimate for various reasons, especially when there are quantitative covariates or the duration of follow-up is variable. In this paper, the authors propose an approach based on weigh ...[more]