Estimating Steatosis Prevalence in Overweight and Obese Children: Comparison of Bayesian Small Area and Direct Methods

Background Often, there is no access to sufficient sample size to estimate the prevalence using the method of direct estimator in all areas. The aim of this study was to compare small area’s Bayesian method and direct method in estimating the prevalence of steatosis in obese and overweight children....

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Main Authors: Hamid Reza Khalkhali, Shahsanam Gheibi, Rasool Gharaaghaji, Alireza Didarloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7377_579afcab1c774f05ccb8e5b3962a86b3.pdf