Matched-pair case-control when risk factors are correlated within the pairs

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 420-423

  Gladen, Beth C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Epidemiological methods; Odds ratio; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISEASE; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029887589     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.420     Document Type: Article

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