Abstract
Survival curves set out the probability for the occurrence of an event at particular points in time, i.e. graft function or patient survival. The two most commonly used methods for estimating actuarial survival curves are Life Table Estimates (Gehan, 1969) and Kaplan-Meier Product Limit Estimates (Kaplan and Meier, 1958). In both methods, patients may enter the study at different time intervals.
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Völker-Dieben, H.J.M. (1984). Statistical methods. In: The Effect of Immunological and Non-immunological Factors on Corneal Graft Survival. Monographs in Ophthalmology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6566-9_2
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