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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Machin, David,
• Cheung, Yin Bun
• Parmar, Mahesh K. B
• Parmar, Mahesh K. B

Titel

Survival analysis : a practical approach [electronic resource]

Auflage

2nd ed

Link zum Volltext

• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Rev. ed. of: Survival analysis : a practical approach / Mahesh K.B. Parmar and David Machin. c1995.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-255) and index.
• 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.
• 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. Illustrated with many authentic examples, the book introduces basic statistical concepts and methods to construct survival curves, later developing them to encompass more specialised and complex models. During the years since the first edition there have been several new topics that have come to the fore and many new applications. Parallel developments in computer software programmes
• English