Open AccessEffects of Disease Misclassification on Exposure–Disease Association
Author(s) -
Qixuan Chen,
Hanga Galfalvy,
Naihua Duan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300995
Subject(s) - disease , population , odds ratio , information bias , odds , medicine , association (psychology) , statistics , selection bias , environmental health , mathematics , pathology , psychology , logistic regression , psychotherapist
We explore how misclassification in disease status can distort the exposure-disease association in a study with dichotomous disease and exposure status.