Review of current advances in survival analysis and frailty models

Abstract

In this article, we have presented a review of existing methods and trends in survival analysis and frailty models. The background has been presented for each topic discussed for survival and frailty models where the presentation flows from original methods to more advanced methods. This article has also shown various current methodologies that exist among survival and frailty models. The advantages and disadvantages of more recent methodologies are presented and discussed in this review.