On causal mediation analysis with a survival outcome

International Journal of Biostatistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

additive hazards model; Cox proportional hazards model; multiple robustness; natural direct effect; natural indirect effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSAL MEDIATIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

MODELS, STATISTICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053465648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15574679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1557-4679.1351     Document Type: Article

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