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SUBMITTER: Tayob N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4743536 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Statistics & probability letters 20160201
We provide a nonparametric estimate of <i>τ</i>-restricted mean survival using follow-up information beyond <i>τ</i>when appropriate to improve precision. The variance accounts for correlation between follow-up windows. Both asymptotic calculations and simulation studies recommend follow-up intervals spaced approximately <i>τ/</i>2 apart. ...[more]