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Methodological issues underlying multiple decrement life table analysis |
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| Authors: | Charles J Mode Roger C Avery Gary S Littman Robert G Potter |
| Institution: | 1. Institute for Population Studies and Department of Mathematics, Drexel University, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2. International Population Program, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, New York 3. Department of Sociology, Brown University, 02912, Providence, Rhode Island 4. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 48104, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Abstract: | In this paper, the actuarial method of multiple decrement life table analysis of censored, longitudinal data is examined. The discussion is organized in terms of the first segment of usage of an intrauterine device. Weaknesses of the actuarial approach are pointed out, and an alternative approach, based on the classical model of competing risks, is proposed. Finally, the actuarial and the alternative method of analyzing censored data are compared, using data from the Taichung Medical Study on Intrauterine Devices. |
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