Maximum likelihood estimation in semiparametric regression models with censored data

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-564

  Zeng, D ^a   Lin, D Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Counting process; EM algorithm; Generalized linear mixed models; Joint models; Multivariate failure times; Non parametric likelihood; Profile likelihood; Proportional hazards; Random effects; Repeated measures; Semiparametric efficiency; Survival data

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547837458     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: 14679868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7412.2007.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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