Nonparametric estimation for right-censored length-biased data: A pseudo-partial likelihood approach

Biometrika

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 873-886

  Luo, Xiaodong ^a   Tsai, Wei Yann ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Censoring on residual life; Left truncation; Length bias; Prevalent cohort studies; Pseudo partial likelihood

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249146019     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: 14643510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/asp064     Document Type: Article

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