 Mixed panel and exact-death likelihood

A clinic-observed interval ending in a recorded state contributes a transition probability. If the next observation is exact entry into an absorbing state but the preceding state is unobserved, its statistical probability density is ${\sum }_{s\text{ living}}{p}_{rs}(t)q_{sD}$, not $p_{rD}(t)$. Multiplying these conditional contributions yields a likelihood for mixed panel and exact-event observations.