Assessing risk of bias and confounding in observational studies of interventions or exposures further development of the RTI item bank

OBJECTIVES: To develop a framework for the assessment of the risk of bias and confounding against causality from a body of observational evidence, and to refine a tool to aid in identifying risk of bias, confounding, and precision in individual studies. METHODS: In conjunction with a Working Group,...

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Main Author: Viswanathan, Meera
Corporate Authors: United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center, University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center
Other Authors: Berkman, Nancy D. (Editor), Dryden, Donna M. (Editor), Hartling, Lisa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) 2013, 2013
Series:Methods research report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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