Selecting the number of change points in segmented line regression is an important problem in trend analysis, and there have been various approaches proposed in the literature. We first study the ...

The package {nih.joinpoint} is an R interface to easily use National Institute of Health (NIH)'s 'Joinpoint Regression Software' v4.9.0.0. You will need the Command ...

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of low back pain (LBP) in China by gender and age based on data from the Global Burden of ...

Background: The evaluation of melanoma incidence and mortality trends based on population characteristics, with a particular focus on sex differences, is of utmost importance. Methods: The ...