Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias

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Mansournia MA¹ ; Nazemipour M² ; Etminan M³

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1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Osteoporosis Research Center Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Ophthalmology Medicine and Pharmacology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Source: International Journal of Epidemiology Published:2022

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Style	Citing Format
MLA	Mansournia MA, Nazemipour M, Etminan M. "Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias." International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 51, no. 3, 2022, pp. 1030-1031.
APA	Mansournia MA, Nazemipour M, Etminan M (2022). Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(3), 1030-1031.
Chicago	Mansournia MA, Nazemipour M, Etminan M. "Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias." International Journal of Epidemiology 51, no. 3 (2022): 1030-1031.
Harvard	Mansournia MA, Nazemipour M, Etminan M (2022) 'Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias', International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(3), pp. 1030-1031.
Vancouver	Mansournia MA, Nazemipour M, Etminan M. Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2022;51(3):1030-1031.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Mansournia MA and Nazemipour M and Etminan M}, title = {Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias}, journal = {International Journal of Epidemiology}, volume = {51}, number = {3}, pages = {1030-1031}, year = {2022} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Mansournia MA AU - Nazemipour M AU - Etminan M TI - Time-Fixed Vs Time-Varying Causal Diagrams for Immortal Time Bias JO - International Journal of Epidemiology VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 1030 EP - 1031 PY - 2022 ER -