Estimating the number and length of episodes in disability using a Markov chain approach

Abstract Background Markov models are a key tool for calculating expected time spent in a state, such as active life expectancy and disabled life expectancy. In reality, individuals often enter and exit states recurrently, but standard analytical approaches are not able to describe this dynamic. We...

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Main Authors: Christian Dudel, Mikko Myrskylä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-020-00217-0