Sample size calculations for failure time random variables in non-randomized studies

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-40

  Bernardo, M V Patricia ^a,b   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^a   Harrington, David P ^a   Catalano, Paul J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential distribution; Power calculations; Proportional hazards model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039257585     PISSN: 00390526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9884.00217     Document Type: Article

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