convert {JLPM}

Conversion

Description

This function converts a jointLPM object to an object of type multlcmm or Jointlcmm from lcmm package. The conversion to multlcmm unable the use of the dedicated postfit and predictions functions implemented in the lcmm package (plot, predictL, predictY, predictlink, predictYcond, fitY, VarExpl). The conversion to Jointlcmm permits the use of functions cuminc and plot (with options "baselinerisk" or "survival").

Usage

convert(object, to)

Arguments

object

an object of class jointLPM

to

character. Either "multlcmm" or "Jointlcmm", indicating to which type the object should be converted.

Value

an object of class multlcmm or Jointlcmm.