Berkson's paradox in medical care

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 424-426

  Woodfine, J D ^a,b,c   Redelmeier, D A ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Canada   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Center for Leading Injury Prevention Practice Education and Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERKSON PARADOX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; SELECTION BIAS; STATISTICS;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SELECTION BIAS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84941024663     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12363     Document Type: Letter

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