Time-sensitive testing pressures and COVID-19 outcomes: are socioeconomic inequalities over the first year of the pandemic explained by selection bias?

Time-sensitive testing pressures and COVID-19 outcomes: are socioeconomic inequalities over the first year of the pandemic explained by selection bias?

Abstract Background There are many ways in which selection bias might impact COVID-19 research. Here we focus on selection for receiving a polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) SARS-CoV-2 test and how known changes to selection pressures over time may bias research into COVID-19 infection. Methods Using U...

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Main Authors: Alice R Carter, Gemma L Clayton, M Carolina Borges, Laura D Howe, Rachael A Hughes, George Davey Smith, Deborah A Lawlor, Kate Tilling, Gareth J Griffith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health inequalities
Selection bias
COVID-19
Socioeconomic position
Linkage studies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16767-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16767-5

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