Generalized estimating equations for modeling cluster randomized trial data on smoking cessation among tuberculosis patients

Vasantha Mahalingam; Ratnakar Singh; Ramesh Kumar Santhanakrishnan; Adhin Bhaskar; Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0333992

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Generalized estimating equations for modeling cluster randomized trial data on smoking cessation among tuberculosis patients

Vasantha Mahalingam ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: vasantha.m@icmr.gov.in

Affiliation Department of Statistics, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-346X

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Ratnakar Singh,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Statistics, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9040-4659

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Ramesh Kumar Santhanakrishnan,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Adhin Bhaskar,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Statistics, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Statistics, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-6424

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Generalized estimating equations for modeling cluster randomized trial data on smoking cessation among tuberculosis patients

Vasantha Mahalingam,
Ratnakar Singh,
Ramesh Kumar Santhanakrishnan,
Adhin Bhaskar,
Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan

Published: October 10, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333992

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