Case-mix adjustment in non-randomised observational evaluations: The constant risk fallacy

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1010-1013

  Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35648952885     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.061747     Document Type: Article

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