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LILACS (Latin American
and Caribbean Health
Sciences Literature)
An electronic database based on a
regional
database
of medical and science literature. It is compiled
by the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Science
Information, a unit of the Pan American Health Organisation.
Logistic regression
A form of regression analysis that
models an individual's odds of
disease or some other outcome as a function of a risk factor or intervention.
It is widely used for dichotomous outcomes, in particular to carry out adjusted
analysis. See also meta-regression.
Log-odds ratio
The (natural) log of the odds ratio. It is used in statistical calculations and in graphical displays of
odds ratios in systematic
reviews.
Loss to follow up
See attrition.