Introduction to the special issue on joint modelling techniques. (February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rizopoulos, Dimitris; Lesaffre, Emmanuel
• Other Names: Rizopoulos Dimitris guest-editor.; Lesaffre Emmanuel guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Statistical methods in medical research. Volume 23:Number 1(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 10
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Subjects: Dropout -- longitudinal data -- missing data -- survival data -- time-dependent covariates -- random effects; Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods -- Periodicals; Research -- Periodicals; Review Literature -- Periodicals; Statistics -- methods -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Recherche -- Méthodes statistiques -- Périodiques; 610.727
• DOI: 10.1177/0962280212445800
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0962-2802

Abstract

Joint modelling techniques have seen great advances in the recent years, with several types of joint models having been developed in literature that can handle a wide range of applications. This special issue of Statistical Methods in Medical Research presents some recent developments from this field. This introductory article contains some background material and highlights the contents of the contributions.