Bayesian dynamic models for survival data with a cure fraction

Lifetime Data Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-35

  Kim, Sungduk ^a   Chen, Ming Hui ^a   Dey, Dipak K ^a   Gamerman, Dani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cure rate model; Latent variables; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Piecewise exponential; Posterior distribution; Reversible jump; Semi parametric model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REMISSION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BAYES THEOREM; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847258389     PISSN: 13807870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10985-006-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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