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Interpreting epidemiologic evidence: strategies for study design and analysis.

Published 1 January 2003
David A. Savitz
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TL;DR

This work has shown clear trends in selection Bias in Cohort Studies, and the strategy for Drawing Inferences from Epidemiologic Evidence, and integration of Evidence across Studies, indicates that selection bias in case-control studies is higher than in other studies.

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Epidemiologic Evidence 3. Strategy for Drawing Inferences from Epidemiologic Evidence 4. Selection Bias in Cohort Studies 5. Selection Bias in Case-Control Studies 6. Bias Due to Loss of Study Participants 7. Confounding 8. Measurement and Classification of Exposure 9. Measurement and Classification of Disease 10. Random Error 11. Integration of Evidence across Studies 12. Characterization of Conclusions

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