The effect on risk estimates of excluding cases from a case-control study of ischemic stroke

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-198

  Stewart, Alice ^a   Davis, Patricia ^a   Kittner, Steven ^a,b   Langenberg, Patricia ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Cerebral infarction; Risk factors; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0030816183     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109687     Document Type: Article

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