[R] frailty model for gap times

[Lei Liu]

Hi there,

I have a question on the frailty model for gap times with distinct baseline 
hazard for each gap. Can I use R coxph function to do it? For example, the 
following code assumes an identical baseline hazard for every gap time, but 
what if I want a distinct baseline hazard for each gap?

coxph(Surv(gap,status)~trt+frailty(id))

Thanks in advance!




Lei Liu
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Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Dept. of Health Evaluation Sciences
School of Medicine
University of Virginia

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