Effects of sparse follow-up on marginal structural models for time-to-event data

Background: Survival time is a common parameter of interest that can be estimated by using Cox Proportional Hazards models when measured continuously. An alternative way to estimate hazard ratios is to cut up time into equal-lengthed intervals and consider the by-interval outcome to be 0 if the pers...

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Main Author: Mojaverian, Nassim
Other Authors: Erica Moodie (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110690