Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses

Title
Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses
Authors
Keywords
Observational, studies, Comparative effectiveness research, Target trial, Time zero, Immortal time bias, Selection bias
Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 79, Issue -, Pages 70-75
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2016-05-27
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.014

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