Could Sampling Bias Be to Blame for Apparent Association Among Rheumatic Diseases?

Pei-Yu Liao¹, Chun Hsien Wu¹, Yu-Chen Guo¹, Je-Kuei Yang^{1

2}, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University.
² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University; jccwei@gmail.com.
⁴ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University.
⁵ Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

Comment

Pei-Yu Liao et al. J Rheumatol. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;49(10):1178.

doi: 10.3899/jrheum.210961. Epub 2022 Jul 1.

Pei-Yu Liao¹, Chun Hsien Wu¹, Yu-Chen Guo¹, Je-Kuei Yang^{1

2}, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{3

4

5}

¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University.
² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University; jccwei@gmail.com.
⁴ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University.
⁵ Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Drs. Meer and Ogdie reply.
Meer E, Ogdie A. Meer E, et al. J Rheumatol. 2022 Oct;49(10):1179. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220095. Epub 2022 Jul 1. J Rheumatol. 2022. PMID: 35777816 No abstract available.

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