Regression analysis for multistate models based on a pseudo-value approach, with applications to bone marrow transplantation studies

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-16

  Andersen, Per K ^a   Klein, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Competing risks; Generalized estimating equations; Multistate model; Pseudo observations; State occupation probability; Transition probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847400901     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: 14679469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2006.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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