Improving the evidence base in surgery: Sources of bias in surgical studies

被引:15
作者
Young, JM
Solomon, MJ
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Dept Surg, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Univ Sydney, Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[3] Univ Sydney, Cent Sydney Area Hlth Serv, Surg Outcomes Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
bias (epidemiology); epidemiology; evidence-based medicine;
D O I
10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02611.x
中图分类号
R61 [外科手术学];
学科分类号
摘要
Clinical epidemiology, which is concerned with the application of epidemiological principles to patient care, provides the scientific basis for evidence-based medicine. The present paper reviews the epidemiological concepts of selection bias, measurement bias and confounding in surgical research and discusses ways in which these sources of bias can be minimized in surgical studies.
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页码:504 / 506
页数:3
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