A Bayesian semiparametric temporally-stratified proportional hazards model with spatial frailties

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-188

  Hanson, Timothy E ^a   Jara, Alejandro ^b   Zhao, Luping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dependent processes; Spatio temporal modeling; Tailfree processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860801159     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/12-BA705     Document Type: Article

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