Underestimation of risk associations due to regression dilution in long- term follow-up of prospective studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-353

  Clarke, Robert ^a   Shipley, Martin ^b   Lewington, Sarah ^a   Youngman, Linda ^a   Collins, Rory ^a   Marmot, Michael ^b   Peto, Richard ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prospective studies; Risk analysis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ENGLAND; FRAMINGHAM; LONDON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033567222     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010013     Document Type: Article

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