Response to the calculation of population attributable fractions (PAFs) of risk factors for hepatitis C transmission.
Response to the calculation of population attributable fractions (PAFs) of risk factors for hepatitis C transmission.
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对丙型肝炎传播危险因素人群归因分数 (PAF) 计算的响应。
DOI:
10.1097/qad.0000000000001090
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发表时间:
2016
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通讯作者:
Bremer,Viviane
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作者:
Schmidt,AxelJeremias;Bremer,Viviane
However, Hagan et al.[1] appear to overlook the fact that, in many matched case–control studies, controls are not representative of the population, because matching has introduced bias. This is explained by Cole and McMahon [2] and Rockhill et al.[3], and applies to the referenced case–control studies of Schmidt et al.[4] and Fierer et al.[5]. The alternative and widely used formula for situations ‘when confounding exists’[3, 6] is