Analysing Survival Data from Clinical Trials and Observational Studies

Ettore Marubini is the author of Analysing Survival Data from Clinical Trials and Observational Studies, published by Wiley.Maria Grazia Valsecchi is the author of Analysing Survival Data from Clinical Trials and Observational Studies, published by Wiley.

• Preface. Series Preface.1. The Scope of Survival Analysis.2. Randomized Clinical Trials: General Principles and Some Controversial Issues.3. Estimation of Survival Probabilities.4. Non-Parametric Methods for the Comparison of Survival Curves.5. Distribution Functions for Failure Time T .6. The Cox Regression Model.7. Validation of the Proportional Hazards Models.8. Parametric Regression Models.9. The Study of Prognostic Factors and the Assessment of Treatment Effect.10. Competing Risks.11. Meta-Analysis.References.Author Index.Subject Index.

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