Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 11 , Pages 1155-1161 , November 2006

Recurrent events counted in evaluations of predictive accuracy

  • Terry P. Haines

      Affiliations

    • The University of Melbourne, Peter James Centre, The University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, c/o Physiotherapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-7-3240-6713.
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  • Keith D. Hill

      Affiliations

    • The National Ageing Research Institute and Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    • ,
  • Kim L. Bennell

      Affiliations

    • The University of Melbourne School of Physiotherapy and the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    • ,
  • Richard H. Osborne

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rheumatic Disease, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia

,Accepted 5 December 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00162-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.12.017

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 11 , Pages 1155-1161 , November 2006

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