title: Data analysis methods for inferring the natural history of chronic diseases.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors