Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review

Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review

Abstract Background Longitudinal studies using data collected as part of usual care risk providing biased results if visit times are related to the outcome of interest. Statistical methods for mitigating this bias are available but rarely used. This lack of use could be attributed to a lack of need...

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Main Authors: Delaram Farzanfar, Asmaa Abumuamar, Jayoon Kim, Emily Sirotich, Yue Wang, Eleanor Pullenayegum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Longitudinal data
Administrative data
Statistical methods
Bias
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0418-1

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