The case-crossover design via penalized regression

Abstract Background The case-crossover design is an attractive alternative to the classical case–control design which can be used to study the onset of acute events if the risk factors of interest vary in time. By comparing exposures within cases at different time periods, the case-crossover design...

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Main Authors: Sam Doerken, Maja Mockenhaupt, Luigi Naldi, Martin Schumacher, Peggy Sekula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0197-0