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In the article, we investigate a general class of semiparametric hazards regression models for recurrent gap times. The general class includes the proportional hazards model, the accelerated failure time model and the accelerated hazards models as special cases. The model is flexible in modelling recurrent gap times since a covariate effect is identified as having two separate components, namely a time-scale change on hazard progression and a relative hazards ratio. In order to infer the model parameters, the procedure is proposed based on estimating equations. The asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators are established and the finite sample properties are investigated via simulation studies. In addition, a lack of fit test is presented to assess the adequacy of the model and an application of data from a bladder cancer study is reported for illustration.
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This paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11471135, 11861030), by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (No. 2018CFC825) and by National Statistical Scientific Research Project (No. 2018LY17).
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Jiang, Q., Zhao, H. & Qin, H. On a General Class of Semiparametric Hazards Regression Models for Recurrent Gap Times. Acta Math. Appl. Sin. Engl. Ser. 35, 549–563 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10255-019-0831-9
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