The effects of different lookback periods on the sociodemographic structure of the study population and on the estimation of incidence rates: analyses with German claims data

The effects of different lookback periods on the sociodemographic structure of the study population and on the estimation of incidence rates: analyses with German claims data

Abstract Background Defining incident cases has always been a challenging issue for researchers working with routine data. Lookback periods should enable researchers to identify and exclude recurrent cases and increase the accuracy of the incidence estimation. There are different recommendations for...

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Main Authors: Jelena Epping, Siegfried Geyer, Juliane Tetzlaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Lookback period
Pre-observation
Wash-out period
Claims data
Selectivity
Incidence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01108-6

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