Converting Odds Ratio to Relative Risk in Cohort Studies with Partial Data Information
In medical and epidemiological studies, the odds ratio is a commonly applied measure to approximate the relative risk or risk ratio in cohort studies. It is well known tha such an approximation is poor and can generate misleading conclusions, if the incidence rate of a study outcome is not rare. How...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Foundation for Open Access Statistics
2013-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Statistical Software |
| Online Access: | http://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2100 |