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Preferred term

cox proportional hazards regression

Definition

In the analysis of survival data, researchers want to ascertain characteristics of the patient that influence patient survival time. The relationship between a single response variable (survival time) and covariates (patient/disease characteristics) is often inferred through the use of a regression model. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Cox Proportional Hazards Regression]

Broader concept

biostatistics and clinical epidemiology

Belongs to group

methods

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cox_proportional_hazards_regression

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