Basic parametric analysis for a multi-state model in hospital epidemiology
Abstract Background The extended illness-death model is a useful tool to study the risks and consequences of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The statistical quantities of interest are the transition-specific hazard rates and the transition probabilities as well as attributable mortality (AM) an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0379-4 |