On the problem of using 'optimal' cutpoints in the assessment of quantitative prognostic factors

Onkologie

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 194-199

  Holländer, Norbert ^a   Schumacher, M ^b  

^a Freiburger M   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cutpoints, data driven; Model building; P value correction; Prognostic factors; Shrinkage methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 17544401077     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050315     Document Type: Article

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