ps.compute.survival: Compute Survival Objects

In OHDSI/Centaur: Centaur Propensity Score Balancing Workflow and Toolkit

Description

Compute survival information using the survival package to be used in a response model

Usage

ps.compute.survival(data, outcome.dates, index.dates,
  obs.end.dates = "OBSEND", death.dates = "DEATHDATE")

Arguments

data	Data frame, containing the dataset to be analyzed
outcome.dates	String, containing the variable name with outcome dates
index.dates	String, containing the variable name for the index dates
obs.end.dates	String, containing the variable name for observation end dates (default = "OBSEND")
death.dates	String, containing the variable name for death dates (default = "DEATHDATE")

Details

This function leverages the survival package Surv function to compute survival information to be used as an outcome variable in outcome analysis. See survival::Surv documentation for more information.

Value

Vector, containing computed survival objects based on the outcome dates specified

Examples

## Not run: 
ps.compute.survival(myData, "outcome")

## End(Not run)

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