Statistical methods for elimination of guarantee-time bias in cohort studies: a simulation study

Statistical methods for elimination of guarantee-time bias in cohort studies: a simulation study

Abstract Background Aspirin has been considered to be beneficial in preventing cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Several pharmaco-epidemiology cohort studies have shown protective effects of aspirin on diseases using various statistical methods, with the Cox regression model being the most commonl...

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Main Authors: In Sung Cho, Ye Rin Chae, Ji Hyeon Kim, Hae Rin Yoo, Suk Yong Jang, Gyu Ri Kim, Chung Mo Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Cox regression
Guarantee-time bias
Landmark method
Time-dependent Cox regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0405-6

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