Control of confounding in the analysis phase – an overview for clinicians

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2017, Pages 195-204

  Kahlert, Johnny ^a   Gribsholt, Sigrid Bjerge ^a,b   Gammelager, Henrik ^a,b   Dekkers, Olaf M ^a,c   Luta, George ^a,d  

^a The Medical Research Laboratories   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Confounding; Multivariable analysis; Observational studies; Propensity score; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HIGH DIMENSIONAL PROPENSITY SCORE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 85018481567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S129886     Document Type: Article

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