Semi-Markov models with phase-type sojourn distributions

Biometrics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 742-752

  Titman, Andrew C ^a   Sharples, Linda D ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; Hidden Markov model; Multistate model; Panel observation; Phase type distribution; Semi Markov model

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS;

BRONCHIOLITI OBLITERAN SYNDROME; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINOUS TIME; HIDDEN-MARKOV MODELS; MULTI-STATE MODEL; PANEL OBSERVATION; PHASE TYPE DISTRIBUTIONS; RESPONSE DATA; SEMI MARKOV MODEL;

HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS;

DATA SET; MARKOV CHAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77956828402     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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