Accounting for censoring in duration data: An application to estimating the effect of legal reforms on the duration of medical malpractice disputes

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-228

  Hughes, James W ^a   Savoca, Elizabeth ^b  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0003373988     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769922557     Document Type: Article

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