G-estimation of causal effects, allowing for time-varying confounding

Jonathan A. C. Sterne () and Kate Tilling ()
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Jonathan A. C. Sterne: University of Bristol, UK
Kate Tilling: King's College London

Stata Journal, 2002, vol. 2, issue 2, pages 164-182

Abstract: This article describes the stgest command, which implements G-estimation (as proposed by Robins) to estimate the effect of a time-varying exposure on survival time, allowing for time-varying confounders. Copyright 2002 by Stata Corporation.

Keywords: G-estimation; time-varying confounding; survival analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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