Estimation and asymptotic theory for transition probabilities in markov renewal multi-state models

International Journal of Biostatistics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Spitoni, Cristian ^a   Verduijn, Marion ^a   Putter, Hein ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

functional delta method; semi markov processes; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RELAPSE; SEMI MARKOV MULTI STATE MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORY; BIOSTATISTICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; BIOSTATISTICS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902508108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15574679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1557-4679.1375     Document Type: Article

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