Post hoc decision-making in observational epidemiology-is there need for better research standards?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-370

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Singh Manoux, Archana ^a,b   Ferrie, Jane E ^a,c   David Batty, G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HAZARD RATIO; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN;

DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84877014767     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt036     Document Type: Editorial

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