Assessing the external validity of model-based estimates of the incidence of heart attack in England: a modelling study

Assessing the external validity of model-based estimates of the incidence of heart attack in England: a modelling study

Abstract Background The DisMod II model is designed to estimate epidemiological parameters on diseases where measured data are incomplete and has been used to provide estimates of disease incidence for the Global Burden of Disease study. We assessed the external validity of the DisMod II model by co...

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Main Authors: Peter Scarborough, Kate Smolina, Anja Mizdrak, Linda Cobiac, Adam Briggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Myocardial infarction
Incidence
Validity
Modelling
DisMod
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3782-6

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