Sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounders using an electronic spreadsheet Análise de sensibilidade para um confundidor não mensurado utilizando planilha eletrônica

In studies assessing the effects of a given exposure variable and a specific outcome of interest, confusion may arise from the mistaken impression that the exposure variable is producing the outcome of interest, when in fact the observed effect is due to an existing confounder. However, quantitative...

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Main Authors: Maria Deolinda Borges Cabral, Ronir Raggio Luiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102007000300017