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. 2010 Jan;21(1):13-5.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181c1ea43.

The hazards of hazard ratios

Miguel A Hernán  1
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The hazards of hazard ratios

Miguel A Hernán. Epidemiology. 2010 Jan.

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  • Epidemiology. 2011 Jan;22(1):134
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  • More on selection bias.
    Shahar E, Shahar DJ. Shahar E, et al. Epidemiology. 2010 May;21(3):429-30; author reply 430-1. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181d7ec13. Epidemiology. 2010. PMID: 20386180 No abstract available.
  • Hazard ratio bias in cohort studies.
    Lin JC, Lee WC. Lin JC, et al. Epidemiology. 2013 Sep;24(5):777-8. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31829f65a7. Epidemiology. 2013. PMID: 23903883 No abstract available.

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