Comparison of the flexible parametric survival model and Cox model in estimating Markov transition probabilities using real-world data

Xudong Du; Mier Li; Ping Zhu; Ju Wang; Lisha Hou; Jijie Li; Hongdao Meng; Muke Zhou; Cairong Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200807

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Comparison of the flexible parametric survival model and Cox model in estimating Markov transition probabilities using real-world data

Xudong Du,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-9898

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Mier Li,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Ping Zhu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Ju Wang,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Lisha Hou,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Jijie Li,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Hongdao Meng,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Muke Zhou,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Cairong Zhu

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cairong.zhu@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Comparison of the flexible parametric survival model and Cox model in estimating Markov transition probabilities using real-world data

Xudong Du,
Mier Li,
Ping Zhu,
Ju Wang,
Lisha Hou,
Jijie Li,
Hongdao Meng,
Muke Zhou,
Cairong Zhu

Published: August 22, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200807

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