Joint modelling of repeated transitions in follow-up data - A case study on breast cancer data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 388-401

  Genser, B ^a   Wernecke, K D ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cox model; Event history data; Markov models; Multivariate survival data; Repeated events; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; DISEASES; HAZARDS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BREAST CANCER DATA; COX MODEL; EVENT HISTORY; EVENT HISTORY DATA; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY DATA; MARKOV MODELING; MULTIVARIATE SURVIVAL DATA; REPEATED EVENT; SURVIVAL DATA;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 22144437402     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410126     Document Type: Article

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