Survival analysis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1989 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, volume 32, pages 898-902 (issn: 0012-3706,

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Authors: R K, Reznick; C B, Guest;

doi: 10.1007/bf02554566

pmid: 2791775

Survival analysis

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Abstract

Survival analysis is a statistical method used to calculate the probability of an event such as death or relapse of disease occurring in a patient over time. Survival analysis is important in the interpretation of clinical research, and is frequently encountered in the colorectal literature. In this article, the terminology used in survival analysis is explained, specific examples are presented, and common methods of calculation demonstrated.

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Survival Rate, Rectal Neoplasms, Humans, Life Tables, Survival Analysis

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