On bias in alcohol epidemiology and the search for the perfect study

Michael Roerecke^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
³ PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.

Comment

Michael Roerecke. Addiction. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;112(2):217-218.

doi: 10.1111/add.13549. Epub 2016 Sep 20.

Michael Roerecke^{1

2

3}

¹ Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
³ PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alcohol epidemiology; bias; causal inference; morbidity; mortality.

Comment on

Selection biases in observational studies affect associations between 'moderate' alcohol consumption and mortality.
Naimi TS, Stockwell T, Zhao J, Xuan Z, Dangardt F, Saitz R, Liang W, Chikritzhs T. Naimi TS, et al. Addiction. 2017 Feb;112(2):207-214. doi: 10.1111/add.13451. Epub 2016 Jun 17. Addiction. 2017. PMID: 27316346 Review.