Semiparametric inference for a general class of models for recurrent events

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1727-1747

  Peña, Edsel A ^a   Slate, Elizabeth H ^b   González, Juan R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlated inter event times; Counting process; Effective age process; EM algorithm; Frailty; Intensity models; Model mis specification; Sum quota accrual scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846364650     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspi.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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