Link to Bayesian Methods course web-site
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Link to Multilevel Statistical Models in Public Health course web-site, by Professor Thomas Louis
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READING LIST
Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy, Sampson et al
Science (1997), 277[pdf]
Effect of Neighborhood Social Participation on Individual Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Antihypertensive Medication: A Multilevel Analysis, O'Campo P.
American Journal of Epidemiology (2003), 157, 9-13
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Statistical Methods for Profiling Providers of Medical Care: Issues and Applications.
Normand S.L. et al Journal of American Statistical Association (1997), 92, 803-814
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The Unreliability of Individual Physician "Report Cards" for
Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease.
Hofer, T.P. et al JAMA 1999, 281,2098-2105
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National Maps of the
Effects of PM on Mortality: Exploring Geographical Variation. Dominici et al
Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 111, 1, 39-43
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Using SAS PROC MIXED to Fit Multilevel Models, Hierarchical Models and
Individual Growth Models Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 1998, 24, 4, 323-335
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