• A hierarchical frailty model applied to two-generation melanoma data 

      Moger, Tron Anders; Haugen, Marion; Yip, Benjamin H. K.; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Borgan, Ørnulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)
      We present a hierarchical frailty model based on distributions derived from non-negative Lévy processes. The model may be applied to data with several levels of dependence, such as family data or other general clusters, ...
    • A novel Geriatric Assessment frailty score predicts two-year mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation 

      Skaar, Elisabeth; Eide, Leslie Sofia Pareja; Norekvål, Tone M.; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Forman, Daniel E.; Schönenberger, Anders; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Kuiper, Karel Kier-Jan; Bleie, Øyvind; Haaverstad, Rune; Schaufel, Margrethe Aase; Packer, Erik Jerome Stene; Langørgen, Jørund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-31)
      Aims Established surgical scores have limitations in delineating risk among candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Assessment of frailty might help to estimate the mortality risk and identify patients ...