Combining estimates of interest in prognostic modelling studies after multiple imputation: current practice and guidelines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Multiple imputation (MI) provides an effective approach to handle missing covariate data within prognostic modelling studies, as it can properly account for the missing data uncertainty. The multiply imputed datasets are each analyse...

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Main Authors: Holder Roger L, Altman Douglas G, Marshall Andrea, Royston Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/57