title: A comparison of multivariable mathematical methods for predicting survival--II. Statistical selection of prognostic variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Feinstein
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D011897:Random Allocation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012984:Software; D016019:Survival Analysis