Healthy user and related biases in observational studies of preventive interventions: A primer for physicians

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 546-550

  Shrank, William H ^a   Patrick, Amanda R ^a   Brookhart, M Alan ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER BIAS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN INTAKE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79958700319     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1609-1     Document Type: Review

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