A Simple Regression-based Approach to Account for Survival Bias in Birth Outcomes Research

Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 473-480

  Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric J ^a   Phiri, Kelesitse ^a   Shapiro, Roger ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL BIAS; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BOTSWANA; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION BIAS; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942812760     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000317     Document Type: Article

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