Semiparametric inference on the absolute risk reduction and the restricted mean survival difference

Lifetime Data Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-241

  Yang, Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute risk reduction; Clinical trial; Non proportional hazards; Restricted mean survival; Semiparametric analysis; Simultaneous inference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876433054     PISSN: 13807870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10985-013-9243-y     Document Type: Article

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