> How do
> I define time-dependent variables that are not events, but take on
> different values at the times of events
> (ultimately to become independent variables in stcox)?.
Time-dependent covariates are usually constructed using -stsplit- (see
[ST] stsplit). In some cases the -tvc()- and -texp()- options of the
-stcox- command may be of help too.
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