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Removal of ineligible outcome cases reduces confounding
BACKGROUND: When an exclusionary criterion is an imperfect screen, some ineligible patients will remain in a study. Medical record review for outcome adjudication can reveal such individuals. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the circumstances under which it is advisable to remove outcome cases first found to...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5973633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872346 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S160482 |