title: Sampling behavior of cohort rates for recurrent events.
abstract: Large sample properties of cohort rates of recurrent events based on denominators computed from follow-up table quantities are derived and illustrated using health services utilization data. Ignoring the variation in the denominator may result in an inaccurate estimate of the precision of a cohort rate when the loss rate is high and the duration of follow-up long.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009922:Oregon; D012494:Sampling Studies