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. 1993 Apr 30;12(8):737-51.
doi: 10.1002/sim.4780120803.

Kaplan-Meier, marginal or conditional probability curves in summarizing competing risks failure time data?

M S Pepe  1 , M Mori
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Kaplan-Meier, marginal or conditional probability curves in summarizing competing risks failure time data?

M S Pepe et al. Stat Med. .

Abstract

In the context of competing risks the Kaplan-Meier estimator is often unsuitable for summarizing failure time data. We discuss some alternative descriptive methods including marginal probability and conditional probability estimators. Two-sample test statistics are also presented.

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