The secret of immortal time bias in epidemiologic studies
J Am Soc Nephrol
.
2008 May;19(5):841-3.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2007121354.
Epub 2008 Mar 5.
Authors
Salimah Z Shariff
1
,
Meaghan S Cuerden
,
Arsh K Jain
,
Amit X Garg
Affiliation
1
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
PMID:
18322159
DOI:
10.1681/ASN.2007121354
No abstract available
Publication types
Review
MeSH terms
Bias
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality*
Time Factors