Statistics notes - The cost of dichotomising continuous variables

被引：1835

作者：

Altman, DG ^{[1
]}

Royston, P

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford Wolfson Coll, Canc Res UK NHS Ctr Stat Med, Oxford OX2 6UD, England

[2] MRC, Clin Trials Unit, London NW1 2DA, England

来源：

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2006年 / 332卷 / 7549期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1080

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

引用

页码：1080 / 1080

页数：1

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