To cite the methods implemented in this package, please use:

Teranishi R, Furukawa K, Emura T (2025). “A Two-Stage Estimation Approach to Cox Regression Under the Five-Parameter Spline Model.” Mathematics, 13(4), 616. doi:10.3390/math13040616, https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/4/616.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {A Two-Stage Estimation Approach to Cox Regression Under
      the Five-Parameter Spline Model},
    author = {Ren Teranishi and Kyoji Furukawa and Takeshi Emura},
    journal = {Mathematics},
    year = {2025},
    volume = {13},
    number = {4},
    pages = {616},
    doi = {10.3390/math13040616},
    url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/4/616},
  }