title: An efficient program for computing conditional maximum likelihood estimates and exact confidence limits for a common odds ratio.
abstract: This paper describes a method and associated computer program for calculating exact confidence limits and P values, along with the conditional maximum likelihood estimate of the common odds ratio for a series of 2 x 2 tables. The program can be used to calculate exact estimates for matched data and is considerably faster than others currently available.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008433:Mathematics; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012984:Software