Noncollapsibility in studies based on nonrepresentative samples

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 955-958

  Pizzi, Costanza ^a   Pearce, Neil ^b,c   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Odds ratios; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; NONCOLLAPSIBILITY; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SELECTION BIAS; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATA ACCURACY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 84952637620     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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