A Comparison between Kaplan-Meier and Weighted Kaplan-Meier Methods of Five-Year Survival Estimation of Patients with Gastric Cancer
The 5-year survival rate is a good prognostic indicator for patients with Gastric cancer that is usually estimated based on Kaplan-Meier. In situations where censored observations are too many, this method produces biased estimations. This study aimed to compare estimations of Kaplan-Meier and Weig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4551 |