Nonparametric comparison of two survival-time distributions in the presence of dependent censoring

Biometrics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 497-504

  DiRienzo, A G ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Log rank test; Randomized clinical trial; Sensitivity analysis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

ASYMPTOTICS; LOG-RANK TEST; NONPARAMETRICS; NULL HYPOTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; RANK TEST; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT GROUP;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOMETRY; MEDICINE; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LOG RANK TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0041833623     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-0420.00059     Document Type: Article

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