Comparison of methods for estimating the attributable risk in the context of survival analysis

Comparison of methods for estimating the attributable risk in the context of survival analysis

Abstract Background The attributable risk (AR) measures the proportion of disease cases that can be attributed to an exposure in the population. Several definitions and estimation methods have been proposed for survival data. Methods Using simulations, we compared four methods for estimating AR defi...

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Main Authors: Malamine Gassama, Jacques Bénichou, Laureen Dartois, Anne C. M. Thiébaut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Attributable risk
Weighted Kaplan-Meier estimator
Piecewise constant hazards model
Cox model
Cohort studies
Breast cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0285-1

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