Gallardo, Diego I.Diego I.GallardoBolfarine, HelenoHelenoBolfarinePedroso-de-Lima, Antonio C.Antonio C.Pedroso-de-LimaRomeo, Jose S.Jose S.Romeo2025-12-302025-12-3020191938-7997https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12740/23749A new destructive cure rate model is introduced based on a family of power series distribution for the number of concurrent causes related to the event of interest. A mixture of first and last activation schemes is considered. For parameter estimation a classical approach based on maximum likelihood methodology is implemented. The performance of estimation procedure is evaluated based on a small scale simulation study. The model is also considered on a real data example, involving congestive heart failure patients.Acceso AbiertoCure rate modelsCompeting risksPower series distributionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4310/SII.2019.v12.n4.a6