The use of well controls: An unhealthy practice in psychiatric research

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1127-1131

  Schwartz, S ^a   Susser, E ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; control selection; well controls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 79956025783     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710001595     Document Type: Article

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