Dear Martin,
I ma very sorry to hear that, and sorry for your loss, and that of
Doug's family and friends. Like many people I knew you both from
courses and lectures, but mostly from your writing. Your joint and
septate legacies are immense,
Anthony Staines
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Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Tel:- +353 1 7007807. Mob:- +353 86 606 9713
Web:- http://astaines.eu/
On 3 June 2018 at 16:17, Martin Bland
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> Dear friends,
>
> I am very sad to tell you that my dear friend and collaborator Doug Altman
> passed away today. We were working together to the end and exchanged
> emails only on Friday.
>
> Doug and I have been friends since 1972 and have published together 100
> times, with more in draft. They will be finished. Doug is one of the most
> influential medical statisticians of the past 40 years and did so much to
> improve the methodological quality of medical research, thus benefiting
> thousands of lives.
>
> Doug had been treated for bowel cancer. Recently, he told me that there
> were metastases, but I thought we still had time. I am bereft.
>
> Martin
>
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