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<h2><span class="header-section-number">5.1</span> Predicting from models with time dependent covariates</h2>
<p>The challenge for <code>msm</code> modelling with time-dependent covariates is not the <em>fitting</em>, but the <em>prediction</em>.</p>
<p>To predict future outcomes from a model with time-dependent covariates, you need to either</p>
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<li><p>know in advance how the covariates will change in the future (e.g