Association vs causality in transfusion medicine: Understanding multivariable analysis in prediction vs etiologic research

Transfusion Medicine Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 74-81

  Zalpuri, Saurabh ^a,b   Middelburg, Rutger A ^a,b   Van De Watering, Leo ^a   Vamvakas, Eleftherios ^c   Zwaginga, Jaap Jan ^a,b   Van Der Bom, Johanna G ^a,b  

^a SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONLINE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876126795     PISSN: 08877963     EISSN: 15329496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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