Vertical modelling: Analysis of competing risks data with missing causes of failure

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 891-908

  Nicolaie, M A ^a   Van Houwelingen, H C ^a   Putter, H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cause specific hazard; competing risks; missing at random

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HAZARD RATIO; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84948416369     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: 14770334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280211432067     Document Type: Article

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