The papers in this volume discuss important methodological advances in several important areas, including multivariate failure time data and interval censored data.
Contents: Foreword by Judge Jack B. Weinstein and Margaret A. Berger; Preface Acknowledgements; Overview; Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases; Forecasts Based on Direct Estimates of Past Exposure; Forecasts Based on Indirect Estimates of Past Exposure; Uncertainty in Forecasts Based on Indirect Estimates; Updated Forecasts Based on Indirect Estimates of Past Exposure; Uncertainty in Updated Forecasts; Forecasts Based on Unified Model; Uncertainty in Forecasts Based on Unified Model; Conclusions and Implications; Bibliography; Index.