Patterns of bias due to differential misclassification by case-control status in a case-control study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-17

  Chyou, Po Huang ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Misclassification bias; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLASSIFICATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846809397     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9078-x     Document Type: Article

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