Preface to the second edition |
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Preface to the first edition |
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1 | (14) |
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Special features of survival data |
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1 | (4) |
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5 | (6) |
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Survivor function and hazard function |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (2) |
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Some non-parametric procedures |
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15 | (40) |
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Estimating the survivor function |
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15 | (8) |
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Standard error of the estimated survivor function |
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23 | (6) |
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Estimating the hazard function |
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29 | (4) |
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Estimating the median and percentiles of survival times |
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33 | (2) |
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Confidence intervals for the median and percentiles |
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35 | (2) |
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Comparison of two groups of survival data |
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37 | (11) |
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Comparison of three or more groups of survival data |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (56) |
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Modelling the hazard function |
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55 | (3) |
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The linear component of the proportional hazards model |
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58 | (5) |
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Fitting the proportional hazards model |
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63 | (6) |
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Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for the β's |
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69 | (4) |
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Comparing alternative models |
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73 | (7) |
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Strategy for model selection |
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80 | (9) |
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Interpretation of parameter estimates |
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89 | (8) |
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Estimating the hazard and survivor functions |
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97 | (9) |
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Proportional hazards modelling and the log-rank test |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (2) |
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Model checking in the Cox regression model |
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111 | (40) |
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Residuals for the Cox regression model |
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111 | (10) |
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121 | (10) |
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Identification of influential observations |
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131 | (10) |
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Testing the assumption of proportional hazards |
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141 | (7) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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Parametric proportional hazards models |
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151 | (44) |
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Models for the hazard function |
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151 | (4) |
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Assessing the suitability of a parametric model |
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155 | (3) |
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Fitting a parametric model to a single sample |
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158 | (10) |
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A model for the comparison of two groups |
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168 | (7) |
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The Weibull proportional hazards model |
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175 | (8) |
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Comparing alternative Weibull models |
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183 | (7) |
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The Gompertz proportional hazards model |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Accelerated failure time and other parametric models |
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195 | (36) |
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Probability distributions for survival data |
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195 | (4) |
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199 | (1) |
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The accelerated failure time model for comparing two groups |
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200 | (6) |
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The general accelerated failure time model |
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206 | (3) |
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Parametric accelerated failure time models |
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209 | (7) |
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Fitting and comparing accelerated failure time models |
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216 | (7) |
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The proportional odds model |
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223 | (4) |
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Some other distributions for survival data |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (3) |
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Model checking in parametric models |
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231 | (20) |
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Residuals for parametric models |
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231 | (3) |
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Residuals for particular parametric models |
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234 | (6) |
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Comparing observed and fitted survivor functions |
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240 | (2) |
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Identification of influential observations |
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242 | (5) |
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Testing proportional hazards in the Weibull model |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (22) |
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Types of time-dependent variables |
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251 | (1) |
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A model with time-dependent variables |
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252 | (6) |
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Model comparison and validation |
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258 | (2) |
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Some applications of time-dependent variables |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (9) |
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271 | (2) |
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Interval-censored survival data |
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273 | (26) |
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Modelling interval-censored survival data |
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273 | (3) |
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Modelling the recurrence probability in the follow-up period |
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276 | (3) |
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Modelling the recurrence probability at different times |
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279 | (7) |
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Arbitrarily interval-censored survival data |
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286 | (10) |
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Parametric models for interval-censored data |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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Sample size requirements for a survival study |
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299 | (14) |
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Distinguishing between two treatment groups |
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299 | (1) |
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Calculating the required number of deaths |
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300 | (6) |
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Calculating the required number of patients |
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306 | (5) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (18) |
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313 | (5) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (3) |
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323 | (4) |
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Effect of covariate adjustment |
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327 | (1) |
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Measures of explained variation |
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328 | (1) |
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Modelling a cure probability |
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329 | (1) |
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Some other designs in survival analysis |
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329 | (2) |
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Computer software for survival analysis |
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331 | (22) |
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Use of SAS in survival analysis |
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331 | (4) |
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Illustration of the use of SAS |
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335 | (11) |
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Use of SAS in some other analyses |
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346 | (6) |
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352 | (1) |
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Appendix A Maximum likelihood estimation |
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353 | (4) |
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A.1 Inference about a single unknown parameter |
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353 | (2) |
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A.2 Inference about a vector of unknown parameters |
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355 | (2) |
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Appendix B Likelihood function for randomly censored data |
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357 | (2) |
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Appendix C Standard error of percentiles |
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359 | (4) |
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C.1 Standard error of a percentile of the Weibull distribution |
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359 | (1) |
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C.2 Standard error of a percentile in the Weibull model |
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360 | (2) |
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C.3 Standard error of a percentile in the AFT model |
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362 | (1) |
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Appendix D Additional data sets |
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363 | (8) |
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D.1 Chronic active hepatitis |
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363 | (1) |
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D.2 Recurrence of bladder cancer |
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364 | (1) |
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D.3 Survival of black ducks |
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364 | (3) |
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D.4 Bone marrow transplantation |
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367 | (1) |
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D.5 Chronic granulomatous disease |
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367 | (4) |
References |
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371 | (12) |
Index of examples |
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383 | (2) |
Index |
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