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This is the preliminary program for the 2008 Joint Statistical
Meetings in Denver, Colorado.
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The views expressed here are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the ASA or its board, officers, or staff. Back to main JSM 2008 Program page |
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Wed, 8/6/08, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM | CC-108 |
| Measuring Health Care Disparities - Invited - Papers | ||
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Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, WNAR, Section on Health Policy Statistics, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology |
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| Organizer(s): Joseph Gastwirth, The George Washington University | ||
| Chair(s): Qing Pan, The George Washington University | ||
| 10:35 AM |
Understanding Disparities Within and Among Geographical and Health Care Units —  Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard University Medical School
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| 11:00 AM |
Application of the Peters-Belson Method for Estimating Disparities — Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Sowmya R. Rao, MGH Biostatistics Center/The Institute for Health Policy; Joseph Gastwirth, The George Washington University
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| 11:25 AM |
Improved Analysis of Weight-Loss Interventions for African-American Women — Justine Shults, University of Pennsylvania; Xiaoying Wu, University of Pennsylvania; Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania
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| 11:50 AM |
Empirical Likelihood Method for Determining Nonparametric Spirometry Reference Values for Hispanic Americans — Nancy L. Glenn, Texas Southern University
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| 12:15 PM | Floor Discussion | |
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JSM 2008
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