Analysis of Multivariate Survival Data

Multivariate survival analysis is an active area of research in biostatistics and medicine. This monograph will be an essential reference for researchers and graduate students.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Univariate survival data.- Dependence structures.- Bivariate dependence measures.- Probability aspects of multi-state models.- Statistical inference for multi-state models.- Shared frailty models.- Statistical inference for shared frailty models.- Shared frailty models for recurrent events.- Multivariate frailty models.- Instantaneous and short-term frailty models.- Competing risks models.- Marginal and copula modelling.- Multivariate non-parametric estimates.- Summary.- Mathematical results.- Iterative solutions.- References.- Index.