Proceedings of the First Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Survival Analysis : Survival Analysis

Contents: Foreword By Judge Jack B. Weinstein And Margaret A. Berger -- Preface Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Epidemiology Of Asbestos-related Diseases -- Forecasts Based On Direct Estimates Of Past Exposure -- Forecasts Based On Indirect Estimates Of Past Exposure -- Uncertainty In Forecasts Based On Indirect Estimates -- Updated Forecasts Based On Indirect Estimates Of Past Exposure -- Uncertainty In Updated Forecasts -- Forecasts Based On Unified Model -- Uncertainty In Forecasts Based On Unified Model -- Conclusions And Implications -- Bibliography -- Index. D.y. Lin, T.r. Fleming, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Some Remarks on the Analysis of Survival Data....Pages 1-9 Multivariate Failure Time Data: Representation and Analysis....Pages 11-22 Analysis of Multivariate Survival Times with Non-Proportional Hazards Models....Pages 23-36 Analysis of Mean and Rate Functions for Recurrent Events....Pages 37-49 Extending the Cox Model....Pages 51-84 Model-Based and/or Marginal Analysis for Multiple Event-Time Data?....Pages 85-98 Artificial Insemination by Donor: Discrete time survival data with crossed and nested random effects....Pages 99-122 Interval Censored Survival Data: A Review of Recent Progress....Pages 123-169 Singly and Doubly Censored Current Status Data with Extensions to Multi-State Counting Processes....Pages 171-184 Additive Hazards Regression Models for Survival Data....Pages 185-198 Some Exploratory Tools for Survival Analysis....Pages 199-229 Survival Analysis in the Regulatory Setting....Pages 231-241 Proposed Strategies for Designing and Analysing Sepsis Trials....Pages 243-253 Coarsening at Random: Characterizations, Conjectures, Counter-Examples....Pages 255-294 Sequential Models for Coarsening and Missingness....Pages 295-305 Back Matter....Pages 307-312 The papers contained in this volume encompass recent methodological advances in several important areas, such as multivariate failure time data and interval censored data, as well as innovative applications of the existing theory and methods. This volume will be a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of survival analysis. The papers included were selected from ones presented at the "First Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Survival Analysis." The symposium was held in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. The papers in this volume discuss important methodological advances in several important areas, including multivariate failure time data and interval censored data. The book will be an indispensable reference for researchers and practitioners in biostatistics, medical research, and the health sciences.