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A reference relative time-scale as an alternative to chronological age for cohorts with long follow-up
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologists have debated the appropriate time-scale for cohort survival studies; chronological age or time-on-study being two such time-scales. Importantly, assessment of risk factors may depend on the choice of time-scale. Recently, chronological or attained age has gained support b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684933/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26691876 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12982-015-0043-6 |