Odds ratios should be avoided when events are common

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7168, 1998, Pages 1318-

  Altman, Douglas G ^a   Deeks, Jonathon J ^a   Sackett, David L ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0032494710     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1318     Document Type: Letter

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