An approach to quantifying the potential importance of residual confounding in systematic reviews of observational studies: A GRADE concept paper

An approach to quantifying the potential importance of residual confounding in systematic reviews of observational studies: A GRADE concept paper

Small relative effect sizes are common in observational studies of exposure in environmental and public health. However, such effects can still have considerable policy importance when the baseline rate of the health outcome is high, and many persons are exposed. Assessing the certainty of the evide...

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Main Authors: Jos H. Verbeek, Paul Whaley, Rebecca L. Morgan, Kyla W. Taylor, Andrew A. Rooney, Lukas Schwingshackl, Jan L. Hoving, S. Vittal Katikireddi, Beverley Shea, Reem A. Mustafa, M. Hassan Murad, Holger J. Schünemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Body of evidence
Sensitivity analysis
E-value
Certainty of evidence
Observational studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021004931

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