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The EMICS Tool to Design Mixed-methods Studies in Epidemiology
The EMICS Tool to Design Mixed-methods Studies in Epidemiology
To the Editor: Mixed methods is an underutilized and hidden tool in the causal inference toolbox. Mixed methods...
Estimated Excess Deaths Due to COVID-19 Among the Urban Population of Mainland China, December 2022 to January 2023
Estimated Excess Deaths Due to COVID-19 Among the Urban Population of Mainland China, December 2022 to January 2023
Background: Mainland China experienced a major surge in SARS-CoV-2 infections in December 2022–Ja
Application of a Web-based Tool for Quantitative Bias Analysis: The Example of Misclassification Due to Self-reported Body Mass Index
Application of a Web-based Tool for Quantitative Bias Analysis: The Example of Misclassification Due to Self-reported Body Mass Index
Background: We describe the use of Apisensr, a web-based application that can be used to implemen
Simulating the Simultaneous Impact of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Naloxone on Opioid Overdose Death in Eight New York Counties
Simulating the Simultaneous Impact of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Naloxone on Opioid Overdose Death in Eight New York Counties
Background: The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic; 28.3 per 100,000 pe
Towards a Clearer Causal Question Underlying the Association Between Cancer and Dementia
Towards a Clearer Causal Question Underlying the Association Between Cancer and Dementia
Background: Several observational studies have described an inverse association between cancer di
A Capture–Recapture-based Ascertainment Probability Weighting Method for Effect Estimation With Under-ascertained Outcomes
A Capture–Recapture-based Ascertainment Probability Weighting Method for Effect Estimation With Under-ascertained Outcomes
Outcome under-ascertainment, characterized by the incomplete identification or reporting of cases, p
Adjusting Incidence Estimates with Laboratory Test Performances: A Pragmatic Maximum Likelihood Estimation-Based Approach
Adjusting Incidence Estimates with Laboratory Test Performances: A Pragmatic Maximum Likelihood Estimation-Based Approach
Understanding the incidence of disease is often crucial for public policy decision-making, as observ
Using Negative Control Populations to Assess Unmeasured Confounding and Direct Effects
Using Negative Control Populations to Assess Unmeasured Confounding and Direct Effects
Sometimes treatment effects are absent in a subgroup of the population. For example, penicillin has
Causal Selection of Covariates in Regression Calibration for Mismeasured Continuous Exposure
Causal Selection of Covariates in Regression Calibration for Mismeasured Continuous Exposure
Regression calibration as developed by Rosner, Spiegelman, and Willett is used to adjust the bias in
Perceptions of Racial-Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Healthcare and Willingness to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
Perceptions of Racial-Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Healthcare and Willingness to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
Background: Perceptions of the US healthcare system can impact individuals’ healthcare utilizatio
Prediction Under Interventions: Evaluation of Counterfactual Performance Using Longitudinal Observational Data
Prediction Under Interventions: Evaluation of Counterfactual Performance Using Longitudinal Observational Data
Predictions under interventions are estimates of what a person’s risk of an outcome would be if they
A Quantitative Bias Analysis Approach to Informative Presence Bias in Electronic Health Records
A Quantitative Bias Analysis Approach to Informative Presence Bias in Electronic Health Records
Accurate outcome and exposure ascertainment in electronic health record (EHR) data, referred to as E
Emulating a Target Trial of Interventions Initiated During Pregnancy With Healthcare Databases: The Example of COVID-19 Vaccination. The Authors Respond
Emulating a Target Trial of Interventions Initiated During Pregnancy With Healthcare Databases: The Example of COVID-19 Vaccination. The Authors Respond
CAUSALab, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA Division of Pharm...
Long-term Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Disease Exacerbation Among Children with Asthma in the Eastern United States, 2000–2018
Long-term Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Disease Exacerbation Among Children with Asthma in the Eastern United States, 2000–2018
Background: Tropical cyclones are associated with acute increases in mortality and morbidity, but
Partial Identification of the Effects of Sustained Treatment Strategies
Partial Identification of the Effects of Sustained Treatment Strategies
Although many epidemiologic studies focus on point identification, it is also possible to partially
Erratum: “The Effect of Mobile Stroke Unit Care on Functional Outcomes: An Application of the Front-door Formula”
Erratum: “The Effect of Mobile Stroke Unit Care on Functional Outcomes: An Application of the Front-door Formula”
There was an error on the second page of the article “The Effect of Mobile Stroke Unit Care on Functional Outcomes: An App...
Interpretations of Studies on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Post-acute COVID-19 Sequelae
Interpretations of Studies on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Post-acute COVID-19 Sequelae
This article discusses causal interpretations of epidemiologic studies of the effects of vaccination
Story-led Causal Inference
Story-led Causal Inference
INTRODUCTION In “Towards a clearer causal question underlying the association between cancer and dementia,” Roj...
Comparative Analysis of Instrumental Variables on the Assignment of Buprenorphine/Naloxone or Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Comparative Analysis of Instrumental Variables on the Assignment of Buprenorphine/Naloxone or Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Background: Instrumental variable (IV) analysis provides an alternative set of identification ass
Are Target Trial Emulations the Gold Standard for Observational Studies?: The Authors Respond
Are Target Trial Emulations the Gold Standard for Observational Studies?: The Authors Respond
To the Editor: We thank Didelez1 for their comments on our recent article.2 We wish it were true tha...
It Is Time to Think About Time: The Impact of Secular Trends on Bias Parameter Values from Validation Studies
It Is Time to Think About Time: The Impact of Secular Trends on Bias Parameter Values from Validation Studies
Quantitative bias analysis is a set of methodologic approaches designed to address systematic sources of error (bias) in e...
Re. The Role of Cooling Centers in Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Extreme Heat
Re. The Role of Cooling Centers in Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Extreme Heat
Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, City of Phoenix, AZ, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Ar...
Precision and Weighting of Effects Estimated by the Generalized Synthetic Control and Related Methods: The Case of Medicaid Expansion
Precision and Weighting of Effects Estimated by the Generalized Synthetic Control and Related Methods: The Case of Medicaid Expansion
The study of the impact of Medicaid expansion on cardiovascular disease mortality by Nianogo and colleagues1 in this issue...
Bias-interpretability Trade-offs in Vaccine Effectiveness Studies Using Test-negative or Cohort Designs
Bias-interpretability Trade-offs in Vaccine Effectiveness Studies Using Test-negative or Cohort Designs
We enjoyed reading the article “Comparison of the test-negative design and cohort design with explicit target trial emulat...
Estimated rates of progression to tuberculosis disease for persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United States
Estimated rates of progression to tuberculosis disease for persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United States
Background: In the United States, over 80% of tuberculosis (TB) disease cases are estimated to re
Differential Participation, a Potential Cause of Spurious Associations in Observational Cohorts in Environmental Epidemiology
Differential Participation, a Potential Cause of Spurious Associations in Observational Cohorts in Environmental Epidemiology
Differential participation in observational cohorts may lead to biased or even reversed estimates. I
Leveraging External Validation Data: The Challenges of Transporting Measurement Error Parameters
Leveraging External Validation Data: The Challenges of Transporting Measurement Error Parameters
Approaches to address measurement error frequently rely on validation data to estimate measurement e
Re. Emulating a Target Trial of Interventions Initiated During Pregnancy With Healthcare Databases: The Example of COVID-19 Vaccination
Re. Emulating a Target Trial of Interventions Initiated During Pregnancy With Healthcare Databases: The Example of COVID-19 Vaccination
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Cecil G. Sheps Center for...
Visualizing External Validity: Graphical Displays to Inform the Extension of Treatment Effects from Trials to Clinical Practice
Visualizing External Validity: Graphical Displays to Inform the Extension of Treatment Effects from Trials to Clinical Practice
Background: In the presence of effect measure modification, estimates of treatment effects from r
Risk Factors and Inequities in Transportation Injury and Mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs)
Risk Factors and Inequities in Transportation Injury and Mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs)
Background: Road traffic injury contributes substantially to morbidity and mortality. Canada stan
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