Analysis of adverse events in the presence of discontinuations

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-87

  Rosenkranz, Gerd ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Dependent censoring; Discontinuations; Semiparametric methods

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33244475585     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150604000110     Document Type: Article

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