Meta-analysis of time-to-event outcomes using a hazard-based approach: Comparison with other models, robustness and meta-regression

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1028-1037

  Fiocco, Marta ^a   Stijnen, Theo ^a   Putter, Hein ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Composite likelihood; Frailty; Meta regression analysis; Multivariate random effects model; Sandwich methodology; Sensitivity analysis; Time to event outcomes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LIKELIHOOD; FRAILTY; META-REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; SANDWICH METHODOLOGY; TIME-TO-EVENT OUTCOMES;

CHEMOTHERAPY; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84857648081     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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