Nonparametric estimation of solid cancer size at metastasis and probability of presenting with metastasis at detection

Biometrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 579-591

  Xu, Jian Lun ^a,b   Prorok, Philip C ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Lung cancer; Metastases; Nonparametric estimation; Probability; Size dependent

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

DISTRIBUTION; GENERAL MODEL; LUNG CANCER; METASTASIS; NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATIONS; ODD RATIOS; PROBABILISTICS; SIZE DEPENDENT; SOLID CANCER; TUMOR SIZE;

PATHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; METASTASIS; SOLID TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031003365     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2533959     Document Type: Article

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