Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 11 , Pages 1138-1146 , November 2004

Automated variable selection methods for logistic regression produced unstable models for predicting acute myocardial infarction mortality

  • Peter C. Austin

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, McMurrich Bldg, 4th Floor, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8 Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, McMurrich Bldg, 2nd Floor, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Ontario, M5S 1A8 Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 416-480-6131; fax: 416-480-6048.
    • ,
  • Jack V. Tu

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, McMurrich Bldg, 4th Floor, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8 Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, McMurrich Bldg, 2nd Floor, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Ontario, M5S 1A8 Canada
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5 Canada
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5 Canada

,Accepted 14 April 2004.

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PII: S0895-4356(04)00111-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.04.003

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 11 , Pages 1138-1146 , November 2004

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