Application of Fractional Polynomial Model for Determining Prognostic Factors Associated with Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer

Background & Objectives: Cox regression model is one of the statistical methods in survival analysis. The use of smoothing techniques in Cox model makes the more accurate estimates for the parameters. Fractional polynomial is one of these techniques in Cox model. The aim of this study was to ass...

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Main Authors: H Noorkojuri, E Hajizadeh, AR Baghestani, MA Pourhoseingholi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
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Online Access:http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5030&slc_lang=en&sid=1