Using categorical markers as auxiliary variables in log-rank tests and hazard ratio estimation

Canadian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-219

  Mackenzie, Todd ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auxiliary; Functional; Informative censoring; Right censoring; Surrogates

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744479628     PISSN: 03195724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjs.5550330204     Document Type: Article

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