Survival bias associated with time-to-treatment initiation in drug effectiveness evaluation: A comparison of methods

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1016-1023

  Zhou, Zheng ^a,b   Rahme, Elham ^a,b   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a,b   Pilote, Louise ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Databases; Epidemiologic methods; Survival; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; METHODOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUEBEC; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744473507     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi307     Document Type: Article

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