Chapter 8. Survival Analysis

  1. Stephen C. Newman

Published Online: 31 MAR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471272612.ch8

Book Title

Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology

Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology

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How to Cite

Newman, S. C. (2003) Survival Analysis, in Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471272612.ch8

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 31 MAR 2003
  2. Published Print: 11 JAN 2002

Book Series:

  1. Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics

Book Series Editors:

  1. David J. Balding,
  2. Peter Bloomfield,
  3. Noel A.C. Cressie,
  4. Nicholas I. Fisher,
  5. Iain M. Johnstone,
  6. J.B. Kadane,
  7. Louise M. Ryan,
  8. David W. Scott,
  9. Adrian F.M. Smith,
  10. Jozef L. Teugels

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471369141

Online ISBN: 9780471272618

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Keywords:

  • censoring;
  • survival function;
  • hazard function;
  • hazard ratio;
  • competing risks

Summary

This chapter presents some of key concepts in modern survival analysis, including, censoring, survival functions, hazard functions, hazard ratio, and competing risks.

The section headings of the chapter are as follows:

  • Open Cohort Studies and Censoring

  • Survival Functions and Hazard Functions

  • Hazard Ratio

  • Competing Risks

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