Mechanisms and mediation in survival analysis: Towards an integrated analytical framework

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Pratschke, Jonathan ^a   Haase, Trutz ^b   Comber, Harry ^c   Sharp, Linda ^d   De Camargo Cancela, Marianna ^c   Johnson, Howard ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b WRC Social and Economic Consultants Ltd   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Causal modelling; Colon cancer; Deprivation index; Discrete time survival model; Ireland; Mediation analysis; Social inequalities; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATED ADVANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEGOTIATING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84966341211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0130-6     Document Type: Article

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