Comparison of procedures to assess non-linear and time-varying effects in multivariable models for survival data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 308-331

  Buchholz, Anika ^a,b   Sauerbrei, Willi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison of approaches; Extended Cox model; Non linear effects; Survival analysis; Time varying effects

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS;

COMPARISON OF APPROACH; COVARIATES; COX MODEL; EXTENDED COX MODEL; MULTIVARIABLE MODELING; NON LINEAR; NONLINEAR EFFECT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME-VARYING EFFECTS;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 79952225145     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201000159     Document Type: Article

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