Home and community-based care programs have been growing due to the preferences of elderly clients to remain in their homes. This study examines factors associated with the transfer of the elderly from a home or community-based long-term care program to a nursing home. Data were collected from...

This study examined the distribution of diabetic medications among adults with type 2 diabetes, and the association between glucose control and treatment approach. During 1999–2004, approximately 60 percent of adults with type 2 diabetes used only oral agents to manage their diabetes. Use of...

This study examined the distribution of diabetic medications among adults with type 2 diabetes, and the association between glucose control and treatment approach. During 1999–2004, approximately 60 percent of adults with type 2 diabetes used only oral agents to manage their diabetes. Use...

In the restaurant business, customer satisfaction can be linked directly to restaurant sales; thus, it is important to identify which perceived quality factors more strongly affect customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was to find differences between satisfied and...

We study asymptotic properties of location estimators based on the projection depth. A rigorous proof of the limiting distribution of projection median is provided using the result of Bai and He (Ann. Statist. 27 (1999) 1616) under a general setting. The rates of convergence of the trimmed mean...