Precision of rate estimation under uniform interval censoring

被引:4
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作者
Alexander, Neal [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Infect Dis Epidemiol Unit, Trop Epidemiol Grp, London WC1E 7HT, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
interval censoring; survival analysis; clinical trials; hookworm;
D O I
10.1002/sim.3199
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Medical events are often recorded not at their time of occurrence but rather at a subsequent examination. In survival analysis, this is called interval censoring. This paper presents a relationship between the sampling error of the estimated event rate and the number of examinations, which are assumed to be evenly spaced throughout the study. This relationship should help balance the cost of additional examination rounds against the precision gained. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:3442 / 3445
页数:4
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