Estimation of a failure time distribution based on imperfect diagnostic tests

Biometrika

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-182

  Balasubramanian, R ^a   Lagakos, S W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Interval censored data; Panel data; Time to event methods

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0347912900     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/90.1.171     Document Type: Article

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