Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We propose a simple new method for estimating progression of a chronic disease with multi-state properties by unifying the prevalence pool concept with the Markov process model.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Estimatio...

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Main Authors: Liu Chi-Ming, Chou Pesus, Shih Hui-Chuan, Tung Tao-Hsin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/7/34

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