Effect of referral bias on assessing survival in ALS

被引：28

作者：

Sorenson, Eric J.

Mandrekar, Jayawant

Crum, Brian

Stevens, J. Clarke

机构：

[1] Mayo Clin, Dept Neurol, Rochester, MN 55905 USA

[2] Mayo Clin, Dept Biostat, Rochester, MN 55905 USA

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NEUROLOGY | 2007年 / 68卷 / 08期

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10.1212/01.wnl.0000254501.58158.e7

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

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摘要：

We assessed the effect of referral bias on patients with ALS treated at our medical center. A total of 132 subjects were treated by our center over the past 3 years. The referral population had a median survival of 29 months compared to 18 months for the local population (p = 0.007). Referral bias should be addressed when assessing the efficacy of self-selected therapies in the setting of a tertiary ALS clinic.

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