Statistical measures were proposed for identifying longitudinal patterns of change in quantitative health indicators.

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Published in J Clin Epidemiol on October 01, 2004

Authors

Karen Leffondré1, Michal Abrahamowicz, Armelle Regeasse, Gillian A Hawker, Elizabeth M Badley, Jane McCusker, Eric Belzile

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Identifying Modifiable PAtient Centered Therapeutics (IMPACT) Frailty (IMPACT) | NCT04717869

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