Immortal time bias for life-long conditions in retrospective observational studies using electronic health records

Author
F. Tyrer
K. Bhaskaran
M. Rutherford
Keywords
Bias
Child
Cohort Studies
*Electronic Health Records
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Bias (epidemiology)
Electronic Health Records
epidemiologic methods
Immortal time bias
Life expectancy
Observational studies
Year of Publication
2022
Journal
BMC Med Res Methodol
Volume
22
Number of Pages
86
ISBN Number
1471-2288
Accession Number
35350993
DOI
10.1186/s12874-022-01581-1