Modeling the days of our lives: Using survival analysis when designing and analyzing longitudinal studies of duration and the timing of events

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 268-290

  Singer, Judith D ^a   Willett, Jhon B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000209980     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.110.2.268     Document Type: Article

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