R: Generalized estimating equations for the latency part

geebt {geecure}

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Generalized estimating equations for the latency part

Fit the PH model in the latency part with the GEE approach.

geebt(Status, Lambda, X, beta, w, id, corstr)

`Status`	the censoring indicator, normally 0 = event of interest happens, and 0 = censoring
`Lambda`	initial cumulative baseline hazard function from the GEE with independence working corrlation matrix.
`X`	a matrix of covariates corresponding to the latency part.
`beta`	initial beta for the GEE for the latency part. We use 0 as the initial value.
`w`	conditional probability of a patient remains uncured at the mth iteration. We use Status as initial value.
`id`	a vector which identifies the clusters. The length of `id` should be the same as the number of observations.
`corstr`	a character string specifying the correlation structure. The following are permitted: `independence` and `exchangeable`.

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