Analysis of contraceptive failure data in intrauterine device studies: Modern competing risks approach

Contraception

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 361-374

  Karia, S R ^a   Toivonen, Juhani ^a   Arjas, Elja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause specific termination rate; Cumulative incidence function; Intrauterine device; Life table technique; Potter's net and gross rates

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; LEVONORGESTREL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIFE TABLE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032449841     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(98)00139-5     Document Type: Article

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