Model choices to obtain adjusted risk difference estimates from a binomial regression model with convergence problems: an assessment of methods of adjusted risk difference estimation

Background: Risk Difference (RD) is becoming the measure of choice for estimating effect size in antimalarial drug efficacy trials. Calculating RD using binomial regression is prone to model nonconvergence. Cheung's modified ordinary least squares (OLS) method is a proven technique for handling...

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Main Authors: Mukaka, M, White, SA, Mwapasa, V, Kalilani-Phiri, L, Terlouw, D, Faragher, E
Format: Journal article
Published: Herbert Publications Limited 2016