On hazard ratio estimators by proportional hazards models in matched-pair cohort studies
Abstract Background In matched-pair cohort studies with censored events, the hazard ratio (HR) may be of main interest. However, it is lesser known in epidemiologic literature that the partial maximum likelihood estimator of a common HR conditional on matched pairs is written in a simple form, namel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Themes in Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-017-0060-8 |