Exact inference in the proportional hazard model: Possibilities and limitations

Lifetime Data Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-260

  Samuelsen, Sven Ove ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coverage; Cox regression; Exact inference; Power; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542389475     PISSN: 13807870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025880618819     Document Type: Article

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