Dynamic Regression Models for Survival Data

Download or read book Dynamic Regression Models for Survival Data written by Torben Martinussen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-24 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies and applies modern flexible regression models for survival data with a special focus on extensions of the Cox model and alternative models with the aim of describing time-varying effects of explanatory variables. Use of the suggested models and methods is illustrated on real data examples, using the R-package timereg developed by the authors, which is applied throughout the book with worked examples for the data sets.