Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 57-64 , January 2000

Analytic strategies for recurrent events in epidemiologic studies: background and application to hospitalization risk in the elderly

  • T. Stürmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 22, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 731 503-1070; fax: +49 731 503-1069.(T. Stürmer)
    • ,
  • R.J. Glynn

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
    • ,
  • U. Kliebsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 22, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • H. Brenner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 22, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Received 11 August 1998 ,Revised 14 June 1999 ,Accepted 16 June 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 57-64 , January 2000

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