Control of confounding and reporting of results in causal inference studies: guidance for authors from editors of respiratory, sleep, and critical care journals

The 21st century has brought with it a welcome call for increased rigor in observational research methods (1, 2). It is not that observational research methods are inherently flawed – they are not (3, 4). Observational studies can contribute valuable evidence supporting causal associations when desi...

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Main Authors: Lederer, DJ, Bell, SC, Branson, RD, Chalmers, JD, Marshall, R, Maslove, DM, Ost, DE, Punjabi, NM, Schatz, M, Smyth, AR, Stewart, PW, Suissa, S, Adjei, AA, Akdis, CA, Azoulay, E, Bakker, J, Ballas, ZK, Bardin, PG, Barreiro, E, Bellomo, R, Bernstein, JA, Brusasco, V, Buchman, TG, Chokroverty, S, Collop, NA, Crapo, JD, Fitzgerald, DA, Hale, L, Hart, N, Herth, FJ, Iwashyna, TJ, Jenkins, G, Kolb, M, Marks, GB, Mazzone, P, Moorman, JR, Murphy, TM, Noah, TL, Reynolds, P, Riemann, D, Russell, RE, Sheikh, A, Sotgiu, G, Swenson, ER, Szczesniak, R, Szymusiak, R, Teboul, J-L, Vincent, J-L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Thoracic Society 2018