Applications of statistics to medical science, IV survival analysis.
The fundamental principles of survival analysis are reviewed. In particular, the Kaplan-Meier method and a proportional hazard model are discussed. This work is the last part of a series in which medical statistics are surveyed.
Department of Mathematics, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. watmath@nms.ac.jp
Hiroshi
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Watanabe
D056808:Biostatistics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D016019:Survival Analysis