ArticleBMJ medicine2023
Quantifying the impact of unmeasured confounding in observational studies with the E value.
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Abstract
The E value method deals with unmeasured confounding, a key source of bias in observational studies. The E value method is described and its use is shown in a worked example of a meta-analysis examining the association between the use of antidepressants in pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage.
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