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Residual confounding after adjustment for age: a minor issue in breast cancer screening effectiveness

Residual confounding, after adjustment for age, is the major criticism of observational studies on breast cancer screening effectiveness. We developed realistic scenarios for the prevalence and strength of risk factors on screened and not screened groups, and explored the impact of residual confound...

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Autores principales: van Schoor, Guido, Paap, Ellen, Broeders, Mireille J. M., Verbeek, André L. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21519892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-011-9584-3