Analyzing retrospective data with time-varying exposure: A cautionary tale of H2 blockers in ELBW neonates

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-100

  Gantz, Marie ^a   Roy, Jason ^b   Guillet, Ronnie ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39749188138     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004835     Document Type: Article

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