Dynamic path analysis for event time data: Large sample properties and inference

Lifetime Data Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-101

  Martinussen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aalen's additive model; Direct effect; Dynamic path analysis; Indirect effect; Internal covariate; Total effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950487437     PISSN: 13807870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10985-009-9128-2     Document Type: Article

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