We summarize issues that arise when considering quality of life (QOL) data in cancer clinical trials, especially those related to missing data. We describe different types of missing data mechanisms, and discuss ways of assessing and testing missing data mechanisms. A section on presentation of stud
Statistical analysis of longitudinal quality of life data with missing measurements
โ Scribed by A. H. Zwinderman
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 610 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
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