Index event bias as an explanation for the paradoxes of recurrence risk research

JAMA. 2011 Feb 23;305(8):822-3. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.163.

Authors

Issa J Dahabreh¹, David M Kent

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St, Box 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Bias*
Causality
Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
Humans
Patient Selection*
Recurrence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors*
Stroke / complications
Stroke / epidemiology

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