Sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounders using an electronic spreadsheet
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Sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounders using an electronic spreadsheet.
In studies assessing the effects of a given exposure variable and a specific outcome of interest, confusion may arise from the mistaken impression that the exposure variable is producing the outcome of interest, when in fact the observed effect is due to an existing confounder. However, quantitative techniques are rarely used to determine the potential influence of unmeasured confounders. Sensi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Saúde Pública
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0034-8910
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102007000300017