Open AccessExposure-measurement error is frequently ignored when interpreting epidemiologic study results
Author(s) -
Anne M. Jurek,
George Maldonado,
Sander Greenland,
Timothy R. Church
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-006-9083-0
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , observational error , public health , statistics , pathology , mathematics
One important source of error in study results is error in measuring exposures. When interpreting study results, one should consider the impact that exposure-measurement error (EME) might have had on study results.
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