Re-interpreting conventional interval estimates taking into account bias and extra-variation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The study design with the smallest bias for causal inference is a perfect randomized clinical trial. Since this design is often not feasible in epidemiologic studies, an important challenge is to model bias properly and take random a...

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Main Authors: Seaman Shaun R, Höfler Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/6/51