Dynamic Treatment
Regimes
- Moodie, E.E.M., Chakraborty,
B., and Kramer, M. (2012). Q-learning for estimating optimal dynamic treatment rules from observational data. Submitted.
- Chakraborty,
B. and Moodie, E.E.M. (2011). Estimating optimal dynamic
treatment regimes with shared decision rules across stages: An
extension of Q-learning. Under Revision.
- Chakraborty,
B.
(2011). Dynamic
treatment regimes for managing chronic health conditions: A statistical
perspective. American
Journal of Public Health, 101(1): 40 - 45. Originally published online
November 18, 2010. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.198937.
- Chakraborty, B.,
Murphy, S., and
Strecher, V. (2010). Inference for non-regular parameters in optimal
dynamic treatment regimes. Statistical Methods in Medical
Research, 19(3): 317 - 343. Originally published online July 16, 2009.
doi: 10.1177/0962280209105013.
Reinforcement
Learning
- Chakraborty, B.,
Strecher, V., and
Murphy, S. (2008). Bias correction and confidence intervals for fitted
Q-iteration. Selected for a verbal presentation at the Neural
Information Processing Systems (NIPS) workshop on "Model Uncertainty
and Risk in Reinforcement Learning". [pdf]
Design
of Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention
Trials
- Chakraborty, B.,
Collins, L.,
Strecher, V., and Murphy, S. (2009). Developing multicomponent
interventions using fractional factorial designs. Statistics
in Medicine, 28(21): 2687 - 2708. Originally published online July 3,
2009. doi: 10.1002/sim.3643.
- Collins, L., Chakraborty,
B., Murphy
S., and Strecher, V. (2009). Comparison of a phased experimental
approach and a single randomized clinical trial for developing
multicomponent behavioral interventions. Clinical Trials,
6(1): 5 - 15.
- Nair, V., Strecher, V.,
Fagerlin, A., Ubel, P.,
Resnicow, K., Murphy, S., Little, R., Chakraborty, B.,
and Zhang, A. (2008). Screening experiments and the use of fractional
factorial
designs in behavioral intervention research. American Journal
of Public Health, 98: 1354 - 1359. [pdf]
Design
of Adaptive Clinical Trials
- Levin,
B., Thompson, J.L.P.,
Chakraborty, B.,
Levy, G.,
MacArthur, R.B., and Haley, E.C., for the Tenecteplase in Stroke
Investigators (2011). Statistical aspects of the TNK-S2B trial of
tenecteplase
versus alteplase: An efficient, dose-adaptive, seamless phase II/III
design. Clinical
Trials. 8(4): 398 - 407. First published online on July 7, 2011. doi:
10.1177/1740774511410582.
Smoking
Cessation
- Strecher, V., McClure,
J., Alexander, G., Chakraborty,
B., Nair, V., Konkel, J., Greene, S., Collins, L., Carlier,
C., Wiese, C., Little, R., Pomerleau, C., and Pomerleau, O. (2008).
Web-based smoking cessation components and tailoring depth: Results of
a randomized trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
34(5): 373 - 381.
- Strecher, V., McClure,
J., Alexander, G., Chakraborty,
B., Nair, V., Konkel, J., Greene, S., Couper, M., Carlier,
C., Wiese, C., Little, R., Pomerleau, C., and Pomerleau, O. (2008). The
role of engagement in a tailored web-based smoking cessation program:
results of a randomized trial. Journal of Medical Internet
Research, 10(5): e36.
Community-based
Public Health
- Widener, M.J., Metcalf, S., Northridge, M., Chakraborty, B.,
Marshall, S., and Lamster, I. (2012). Exploring the role of peer
density in the self-reported oral health outcomes of older adults: A
kernel density based approach. To appear in Health and Place.
- Northridge, M., Chakraborty,
B.,
Kunzel, C., Metcalf, S., Marshall, S., and Lamster, I. (2012). What
contributes to self-rated oral health among community-dwelling older
adults? Findings from the ElderSmile program. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. First published online on February 7, 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00313.x.
- Northridge, M., Ue, F.,
Borrell, L., De La Cruz, L., Chakraborty,
B., Bodnar, S., Marshall, S., and
Lamster, I. (2011). Tooth loss and dental caries in community-dwelling
older adults in northern Manhattan.
Gerodontology. First published online on
July
1, 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00502.x.
Complex
System Approach to Health
- Zick, S., Schwabl, H.,
Flower, A., Chakraborty,
B., and Hirschkorn, K. (2009). Unique aspects of herbal whole
system research. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing,
5(2): 97 - 103.