Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780470870402 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 278 str.

David Machin; Yin Bun Cheung; Mahesh K. B. Parmar

Opis

Well received in its first edition, Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach is completely revised to provide an accessible and practical guide to survival analysis techniques in diverse environments. Illustrated with many authentic examples, the book introduces basic statistical concepts and methods to construct survival curves, later developing them to encompass more specialised and complex models. During the years since the first edition there have been several new topics that have come to the fore and many new applications. Parallel developments in computer software programmes, used to implement these methodologies, are relied upon throughout the text to bring it up to date.

Recenzje

" a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis." (The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 2006)

This book is a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis. (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2007)

Spis treści

Preface to the First Edition.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of Statistical Concepts.

Chapter 2: Survival Curves.

Chapter 3: Comparison of Survival Curves.

Chapter 4: Parametric Modelling.

Chapter 5: Cox s Proportional Hazards Model.

Chapter 6: Selecting Variables within a Cox Model.

Chapter 7: Extensions of the Cox Model.

Chapter 8: Prognostic Indices.

Chapter 9: Sample Sizes.

Chapter 10: Further Topics.

References.

Statistical Tables.

Index.

O autorze

David Machin:  Division of Clincial Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore; UK Children s Cancer Study Group, University of Leicester, UK Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Related Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK
Author of recently published Design of Medical Studies for Medical Research and editor of Textbook of Clinical Trials among other Wiley titles.

Yin Bun Cheung: MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.

Mahesh Parmar: Cancer Trials Division, MRC Clincial Trials Unit, London, UK.

Blurb

Well received in its first edition, Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach is revised, keeping to its original underlying aim, to provide an accessible and practical guide to survival analysis techniques in diverse environments.

Illustrated with many authentic examples, the book introduces basic statistical concepts and methods to construct survival curves, later developing them to encompass more specialised and complex models.

During the years since the first edition there have been several new topics that have come to the fore and many new applications. Parallel developments in computer software programmes, used to implement these methodologies, are relied upon throughout the text to bring it up to date.

This book is designed with the practitioner in mind and is aimed at medical statisticians, epidemiologists, clinicians and healthcare professionals as well as students studying survival analysis as part of their graduate or postgraduate courses and thus presents the subject in a user–friendly way.