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Should we adjust for a confounder if empirical and theoretical criteria yield contradictory results? A simulation study

Confounders can be identified by one of two main strategies: empirical or theoretical. Although confounder identification strategies that combine empirical and theoretical strategies have been proposed, the need for adjustment remains unclear if the empirical and theoretical criteria yield contradic...

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Autor principal: Lee, Paul H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25124526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06085