Survival analysis a practical approach

• Main Author: Machin, David
• Other Authors: Cheung, Yin Bun, Parmar, Mahesh K. B
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, England Hoboken, NJ Wiley c2006
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Subjects: Ιατρική έρευνα; Ανάλυση επιβίωσης (Βιομετρία)

Well received in its first edition, Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach is completely revised to provide an accessible and practical guide to survival analysis techniques in diverse environments

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and review of statistical concepts
• Survival curves
• Comparison of survival curves
• Parametric modelling
• Cox's proportional hazards model
• Selecting variables within a Cox model
• Extensions of the Cox model
• Prognostic indices
• Sample sizes
• Further topics