Statistical models for the latent progression of chronic diseases using serial biomarkers

The methods developed in the thesis are largely motivated by one particular application. The function of transplanted lungs often deteriorates through the years after the transplant, usually attributed to a condition known as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. The presence of the underlying disease...

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Main Author: Jackson, C. H.
Published: University of Cambridge 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605003