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WCE (version 1.0.2)

wce-package: Weighted Cumulative Exposure Models

Description

Fit proportional hazards models with a weighted cumulative exposure, based on a weight function estimated from cubic regression b-splines. This implementation of WCE assumes that the dataset is in the interval format with one line per unit of time.

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Author

Authors: Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Marie-Eve Beauchamp, Ryan Patrick Kyle, Michal Abrahamowicz

Maintainer: Marie-Pierre Sylvestre <marie-pierre.sylvestre@umontreal.ca>

Details

Package:WCE
Type:Package
Version:1.0.2
Date:2018-08-08
License:GPL-2

References

Sylvestre MP, Abrahamowicz M. Flexible modeling of the cumulative effects of time-dependent exposures on the hazard. Stat Med. 2009;28(27):3437-53.

Abrahamowicz M, Beauchamp M-E, Sylvestre M-P. Comparison of alternative models for linking drug exposure with adverse effects. Stat Med. 2012;31(11-12):1014-1030.