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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 iii Paper 32 6 c Solution by
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Set the availability indicator to zero during the three-day recovery interval after each headache. Keep each episode's endpoint, but delay its entry to the previous headache time plus three. The calendar-time rows become
The first interval still begins at zero because the patient was already headache-free for at least seven days before treatment. The recovery gaps supply no at-risk exposure and no partial-likelihood risk-set membership; they should not be retained as ordinary event-free at-risk time. If recovery extends past administrative closure, no subsequent eligible interval is created. This is a refractory period in recurrent-event analysis, represented by availability rather than by changing the event times.
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