Limitations of the incidence density ratio as approximation of the hazard ratio

BACKGROUND: Incidence density ratios (IDRs) are frequently used to account for varying follow-up times when comparing the risks of adverse events in two treatment groups. The validity of the IDR as approximation of the hazard ratio (HR) is unknown in the situation of differential average follow up b...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bender, Ralf, Beckmann, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6688349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31395087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3590-2

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6688349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31395087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3590-2

Ejemplares similares