Is anyone aware of any literature in which statistical methods familiar
in econometrics are used in medical research other than in
pharmacoeconomics or health economics?
For example, I'm wondering whether there has been some attempt, say, to
use dynamic panel model methods (think -xtabond-) in so-called
dose-titration clinical pharmacology studies. It would seem that the
issue of feedback in dose-titration studies would make dynamic panel
methods ideal, considerations of nonlinearity taken into account. There
would seem to be many other examples in which confounding or potential
confounding in longitudinal clinical studies, even as arises in
randomized clinical trials, could be at least be approached with methods
associated with econometrics.
I've tried Web searches with search terms that come to mind, but without
much luck. Does anyone on the list have any leads that he or she could
share as an entry-point into the pertinent literature, if there is any?
Joseph Coveney
