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Quantifying Lead-Time Bias in Risk-Factor Studies of Cancer through Simulation

PURPOSE: Lead-time is inherent in early detection and creates bias in observational studies of screening efficacy, but its potential to bias effect estimates in risk-factor studies is not always recognized. We describe a form of this bias that conventional analyses cannot address and develop a model...

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Main Authors: Jansen, Rick J., Alexander, Bruce H., Anderson, Kristin E., Church, Timothy R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23988688
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.07.021
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