Adjusting for multiple-misclassified variables in a study using birth certificates

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 515-520

  Jurek, Anne M ^a,b   Greenland, Sander ^c  

^a Allina Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Birth certificates; Cigarette smoking; Cleft lip and palate; Misclassification; Sensitivity analysis; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIAS; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLEFT LIP AND PALATE; MISCLASSIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880734532     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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