Abstract
A number of useful assessment tools have been identified by this report. Tools should be rigorously developed, evidence-based, valid, reliable and easy to use. There is a need to agree on critical elements for assessing susceptibility to bias in observational epidemiology and to develop appropriate evaluation tools.
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Observational studyStrengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiologyData extractionCritical appraisalConfoundingSelection biasClinical study designEpidemiologySystematic reviewComputer scienceMEDLINEPublication biasQuality (philosophy)Information biasWeightingData scienceStatisticsMedicineMeta-analysisClinical trialMathematicsAlternative medicinePathology
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- 2007
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 666-676
- Citations
- 1516
- Access
- Closed
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Saskia C. Sanderson,
ID Tatt,
Julian P. T. Higgins
(2007).
Tools for assessing quality and susceptibility to bias in observational studies in epidemiology: a systematic review and annotated bibliography.
International Journal of Epidemiology
, 36
(3)
, 666-676.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym018
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- DOI
- 10.1093/ije/dym018