Bias due to left truncation and left censoring in longitudinal studies of developmental and disease processes

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1078-1084

  Cain, Kevin C ^a   Harlow, Siobán D ^b   Little, Roderick J ^b   Nan, Bin ^b   Yosef, Matheos ^b   Taffe, John R ^c   Elliott, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bias (epidemiology); censoring; epidemiologic methods; longitudinal studies; study design; truncation

Indexed keywords

AGE; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SAMPLING BIAS; SIMULATION; STUDY METHOD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79955625541     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq481     Document Type: Article

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