The use of restricted mean time lost under competing risks data

Abstract Background Under competing risks, the commonly used sub-distribution hazard ratio (SHR) is not easy to interpret clinically and is valid only under the proportional sub-distribution hazard (SDH) assumption. This paper introduces an alternative statistical measure: the restricted mean time l...

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Main Authors: Jingjing Lyu, Yawen Hou, Zheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01040-9