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Computing the Hazard Ratios Associated With Explanatory Variables Using Machine Learning Models of Survival Data

The application of Cox proportional hazards (CoxPH) models to survival data and the derivation of hazard ratio (HR) are well established. Although nonlinear, tree-based machine learning (ML) models ...
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Cox proportional hazard analysis of sunitinib (SU) efficacy across subgroups of patients (pts) with progressive pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

A randomized phase II study of TSU-68 in patients (pts) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated by transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Background: Sunitinib (SU) improved median ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Cardiovascular Risk

The relation between sodium intake and cardiovascular disease remains controversial, owing in part to inaccurate assessment of sodium intake. Assessing 24-hour urinary excretion over a period of ...
News Medical

The relationship between tobacco smoking, all-cause mortality, and premature death

In a cohort study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated smoking behavior and the potential association of tobacco smoke with premature death and all-cause mortality in China. They ...