Screening opportunity bias in case-control studies of cancer screening

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-546

  Duffy, Stephen W ^a   Olsen, Anne Helene ^b   Gabe, Rhian ^a   Tabar, Laszlo ^c   Warwick, Jane ^a   Fielder, Hilary ^d   Tryggvadóttir, Laufey ^e   Agbaje, Olorunsola F ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Breast Test Wales   (United Kingdom)

^e ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Case control study; Opportunity bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549093521     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: 13600532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664760701835755     Document Type: Article

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