New methods for estimating follow-up rates in cohort studies
New methods for estimating follow-up rates in cohort studies
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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The follow-up rate, a standard index of the completeness of follow-up, is important for assessing the validity of a cohort study. A common method for estimating the follow-up rate, the "Percentage Method", defined as the fraction of all enrollees who developed the event of interest or had complete follow-up, can severely underestimate the degree of...
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New methods for estimating follow-up rates in cohort studies
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1471-2288
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1471-2288
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10.1186/s12874-017-0436-z
