Impact of "time zero" of Follow-Up Settings in a Comparative Effectiveness Study Using Real-World Data with a Non-user Comparator: Comparison of Six Different Settings

• Principais autores: Ryozo Wakabayashi (Autor), Takahiro Hirano (Autor), Thomas Laurent (Autor), Yoshiki Kuwatsuru (Autor), Ryohei Kuwatsuru (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Time-related bias can lead to misleading conclusions. Properly setting the "time zero" of follow-up is crucial for avoiding these biases. However, the time-zero setting is challenging when comparing users and non-users of a study drug because the latter do not have a ti...