Health Hazard Evaluation Report 81-385-1659

On the convergence rates of kernel estimator and hazard estimator for widely dependent samples

In this paper, we establish a Bernstein-type inequality for widely orthant dependent random variables, and obtain the rates of strong convergence for kernel estimators of density and hazard functions, under some suitable conditions.

Public health emergencies: What Counts?

Health Hazard Evaluation Report 1982-0147-1783

Are gender differences in the relationship between self-rated health and mortality enduring? Results from three birth cohorts in Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is an enduring gender difference in the ability of self-rated health to predict mortality and investigate whether self-reported physical health problems account for this difference. DESIGN AND METHODS Cox models for 4-year survival were fitted to data from successive cohorts aged 75-81 years registered with a primary care practice ...

Health Hazard Evaluation Report 1985-0354-1872