Let the question determine the methods: descriptive epidemiology done right

被引：60

作者：

Conroy, Sara ^{[1
]}

Murray, Eleanor J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Biomed Informat, Ctr Biostat, Columbus, OH 43210 USA

[2] Boston Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Boston, MA USA

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER | 2020年 / 123卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1038/s41416-020-1019-z

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

What does it mean to control for confounding, and when do we actually need to do it? To answer this, we need a well-defined research question, driven by the goal of the study. For descriptive goals, we explain that confounding adjustment is often not just unnecessary but can be harmful.

引用

页码：1351 / 1352

页数：2

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