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Abstract
The proportional hazards regression model is now used extensively in survival time studies. Although the model (hazard function, lambda (t;x) = lambda 0 (t)e beta' x) can be considered to be partially distribution-free, the following assumptions regarding the distribution of survival time are made: 1. Hazard functions for any two individuals are proportional. Thus (Formula: see text) is independent of t. 2. Independent variables affect the log hazard in an additive way (Formula: see text) This paper reviews methods available for assessing these assumptions in particular cases.Mesh:
Year: 1984 PMID: 6522733
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique ISSN: 0398-7620 Impact factor: 1.019