Starting right: aligning eligibility and treatment assignment at time zero when emulating a target trial
Leiden University · Brigham and Women's Hospital · +2 more institutions
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Abstract
This article provides methodological guidance when emulating a target trial with longitudinal observational data by showing how to align eligibility criteria and treatment assignment at the start of follow-up to prevent design induced biases, such as immortal time and selection bias.
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10
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- 213.21
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- 100%
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Authors
5- ELEdouard L FuCorresponding
Leiden University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
- MOMichael O. Harhay
University of Pennsylvania
- SSSebastian Schneeweiss
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
- RDRishi Desai
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
- MAMiguel A Hernán
Harvard University
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Observational study
- Selection (genetic algorithm)
- Zero (linguistics)
- Longitudinal data
- Research design
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