Immortal Time Bias in Observational Studies

被引:241
作者
Yadav, Kabir [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Lewis, Roger J. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, 1000 W Carson St,Bldg D9, Torrance, CA 90509 USA
[2] Lundquist Inst, Torrance, CA USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[4] Berry Consultants LLC, Austin, TX USA
来源
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2021年 / 325卷 / 07期
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D O I
10.1001/jama.2020.9151
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Medicine explains immortal time bias, an error in estimating the association between an exposure and an outcome that results from misclassification or exclusion of time intervals; explains how this misclassification or exclusion can occur; and presents approaches to minimize or avoid immortal time bias.
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页码:686 / 687
页数:2
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