Reverse survivor bias in observational studies involving cohorts: A lesson from '1:1' trauma studies

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 461-463

  Ho, Anthony M H ^a   Dion, Peter W ^b   Holcomb, John B ^c   Wong, Randolph H L ^a   Ng, Calvin S H ^a   Kamakar, Manoj K ^a   Gin, Tony ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b St Catharines General Site   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ACIDOSIS; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EARLY INTERVENTION; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROBABILITY; RESUSCITATION; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; THERAPY EFFECT;

HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885097343     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj134077     Document Type: Article

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