Pitfalls in estimating the effect of interventions in the critically ill using observational study designs

被引:12
作者
Connors, AF [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Evaluat Sci, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
关键词
observational study; prospective cohort study; statistical power; adjustment for confounding; pulmonary artery catheterization; mortality; critically ill;
D O I
10.1097/00003246-200106000-00044
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100602 [中西医结合临床];
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页码:1283 / 1284
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