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Outcome misclassification: Impact, usual practice in pharmacoepidemiology database studies and an online aid to correct biased estimates of risk ratio or cumulative incidence.

Gillian C HallStephan LanesKaatje BollaertsXiaofeng ZhouGermano FerreiraRosa Gini
Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2020)
Outcome misclassification is not usually corrected in pharmacoepidemiology database studies although correction methods using routinely measured indices are available. Error indices are needed for each comparison group to correct RR estimates for these errors. The app should encourage understanding of this bias and increase adjustment.
Keyphrases
  • adverse drug
  • case control
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • emergency department