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Markov models, cycles  

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  • The Markov model provides a means of representing clinical situations in which risk is continuous, probabilities may change over time, or events may occur more than once. Markov models represent clinical events as transitions between health states, known as Markov states. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Markov Models, Cycles]

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