Estimation of the transition matrix of a
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Bruce A. Craig; Peter P. Sendi
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Discrete-time Markov chains have been successfully used to investigate treatment programs and health care protocols for chronic diseases. In these situations, the transition matrix, which describes the natural progression of the disease, is often estimated from a cohort observed at common intervals.