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modify_transMat {mstate} | R Documentation

## Upgrade the transMat object for the multi-state/relsurv setting.

### Description

A function that upgrades the transMat object so that the population and excess-related transitions are included in the transition matrix.

### Usage

    modify_transMat(trans, split.transitions)

### Arguments

`trans` | The original transition matrix (usually generated using function transMat from mstate). Also often present in the msfit object.
`split.transitions` | The transitions that should be split.

### Value

An upgraded transition matrix that contains the population and excess transitions.

### Author(s)

Damjan Manevski damjan.manevski@mf.uni-lj.si

### See Also

`transMat`

### Examples

    # transition matrix for illness-death model
    trans <- transMat(list(c(2,3),c(4), c(), c()),
          names = c("Alive", "Relapse","Non-relapse mortality", "Death after relapse"))
    split.transitions <- c(2,3)
    modify_transMat(trans, split.transitions)

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