Event dependence and heterogeneity in duration models: The conditional frailty model

Political Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-256

  Box Steffensmeier, Janet M ^a   De Boef, Suzanna ^b   Joyce, Kyle A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547898778     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpm013     Document Type: Article

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