Analysis of survival curve configuration is relevant for determining pathogenesis and causation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 510-517

  Klinge, U ^a,b   Fiebeler, A ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; COLON CANCER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INGUINAL HERNIA; MISMATCH REPAIR; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CAUSALITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 60849107700     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.12.035     Document Type: Article

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