Title
A selective review of negative control methods in epidemiology
A selective review of negative control methods in epidemiology
What is this about?
Negative controls are a powerful tool to detect and adjust for bias in epidemiological research. This paper introduces negative controls to a broader audience and provides guidance on principled design and causal analysis based on a formal negative control framework.
Negative controls are a powerful tool to detect and adjust for bias in epidemiological research. This paper introduces negative controls to a broader audience and provides guidance on principled design and causal analysis based on a formal negative control framework.
Type
Review
Review
Year
2020
2020
Domain
causal_inference
causal_inference
Reference
Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2020 Dec;7(4):190-202. doi: 10.1007/s40471-020-00243-4
Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2020 Dec;7(4):190-202. doi: 10.1007/s40471-020-00243-4
Keywords
Bias correction; Bias detection; Bias reduction; Negative control; Unmeasured confounding
Bias correction; Bias detection; Bias reduction; Negative control; Unmeasured confounding
Open access
Yes
Yes
Code
No
No
Lifecycle Tutorial
No
No
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