1st Edition

Survivorship Analysis for Clinical Studies

By Eugene K. Harris, Adelin Albert Copyright 1990
222 Pages
by CRC Press

222 Pages
by CRC Press

This unique reference/text provides an understanding of nonparametric and quasi­ parametric (regression) methods to analyze survivorship data in clinical studies­ emphasizing the interpretation and reasoning behind these methods. Written for clinicians, as well as biostatisticians, Survivorship Analysis for Clinical Studies justifies each new methodology presented and clarifies its... Read more
Preface, 1 Estimation of Survival Probabilities 2 Standard Errors and Confidence Bands for Survival Rates and Curves 3 Nonparametric Methods for Comparison of Two or More Survival Curves 4 The Effects of Covariates on Survivorship: Proportional Hazards Models 5 Nonproportional Hazards 6 Survival Analysis with Time-Dependent Covariates 7 A Few Words on Computer Programs

Biography

Eugene K. Harris, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Adelin Albert, University of Liege, Belgium.