A bayesian analysis of mixed survival models

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-529

  Ducrocq, V ^a   Casella, G ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; mixed model; proportional hazards model; survival analysis; variance component estimation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030466297     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19960604     Document Type: Article

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