Estimation and prediction in a multi-state model for breast cancer

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 366-380

  Putter, Hein ^a   Van Hage, Jos Der ^a   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a   Elgalta, Rachid ^a   Van De Velde, Cornelis J H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multi state model; Prediction; Prognostic factors; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL STUDY; DISTANT METASTASIS; ESTIMATION AND PREDICTIONS; LOCAL RECURRENCE; MULTI-STATE MODEL; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSITION RATES;

FORECASTING;

EID: 33745637499     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200510218     Document Type: Article

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