Regression models for the mean of the quality-of-life-adjusted restricted survival time using pseudo-observations

Biometrics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 398-404

  Andrei, Adin Cristian ^a   Murray, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap time; Inverse weighting; Nonparametric; Quality of life; Successive events

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GAP TIME; INVERSE WEIGHTING; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELLING; NONPARAMETRICS; PARAMETER ERROR; PSEUDO-OBSERVATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION MODELLING; SUCCESSIVE EVENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMULATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 34547659849     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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