Causal diagrams for disease latency bias

Disease latency is defined as the time from disease initiation to disease diagnosis. Disease latency bias (DLB) can arise in epidemiological studies that examine latent outcomes, since the exact timing of the disease inception is unknown and might occur before exposure initiation, potentially leadin...

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Published in:	International journal of epidemiology Vol. 53; no. 5
Main Authors:	Etminan, Mahyar, Rezaeianzadeh, Ramin, Mansournia, Mohammad A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 14.08.2024
Subjects:	Bias Causality Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic Epidemiologic Studies Humans Selection Bias confounder selection bias reverse causality bias Disease latency bias bias causal diagrams
ISSN:	1464-3685, 1464-3685
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