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recurrent events  

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  • In many biomedical studies, subjects may experience the outcome of interest more than once over a period of observation; outcomes of this sort have been termed recurrent events. For example, patients with cerebrovascular disease may experience repeated transient ischemic attacks, and HIV patients may experience recurrent opportunistic infections. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Recurrent Events]

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