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ArticleJournal of statistical software2015

gems: An R Package for Simulating from Disease Progression Models.

Nello Blaser, Luisa Salazar Vizcaya, Janne Estill, Cindy Zahnd, Bindu Kalesan, Matthias Egger, Thomas Gsponer, Olivia Keiser

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Article in Journal of statistical software, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nello BlaserInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Luisa Salazar VizcayaInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Janne EstillInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Cindy ZahndInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Bindu KalesanInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Matthias EggerInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ; Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Thomas GsponerInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Olivia KeiserInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Funding

Observational Antiretroviral Studies In Southern Africa (OASIS) CollaborationU01AI069924 · NIAID · UNIVERSITAT BERN · PI Cleophas Chimbetete, Mary-Ann Davies · 2006 to 2026
$55.9M
NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI069924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mathematical models of disease progression predict disease outcomes and are useful epidemiological tools for planners and evaluators of health interventions. The 𝖱 package

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compartmental modelMonte Carlo simulationmultistate modelprediction𝖱survival analysis

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PMID26064082
PMCPMC4458858

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