Joint analysis of longitudinal data and recurrent episodes data with application to medical cost analysis

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-16

  Zhu, Liang ^a   Zhao, Hui ^b   Sun, Jianguo ^c,d   Pounds, Stanley ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Joint model; Longitudinal data analysis; Random effect; Recurrent episode process

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SAMPLING;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; COST ANALYSIS; JOINT ANALYSIS; JOINT MODELS; LONGITUDINAL DATA; LONGITUDINAL DATA ANALYSE; RANDOM EFFECTS; RECURRENT EPISODE PROCESS; RECURRENT EVENT PROCESS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872125590     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201200018     Document Type: Article

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