Comparison of linear and zero-inflated negative binomial regression models for appraisal of risk factors associated with dental caries

Context: Dental caries among children has been described as a pandemic disease with a multifactorial nature. Various sociodemographic factors and oral hygiene practices are commonly tested for their influence on dental caries. In recent years, a recent statistical model that allows for covariate adj...

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Main Authors: Manu Batra, Aasim Farooq Shah, Prashant Rajput, Ishrat Aasim Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2016;volume=34;issue=1;spage=71;epage=75;aulast=Batra