Survival-analysis with uncertain endpoints

Biometrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 209-218

  Snapinn, Steven M ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Cox regression; Endpoint committee; Mean squared error; Power

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIAS; CLASSIFIEDS; COX REGRESSION; CUT-POINT; DECISION RULES; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; ENDPOINT COMMITTEE; MEAN SQUARED ERROR; POWER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031896473     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2534008     Document Type: Article

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