The ‘well control’ artefact in case/control studies of specific psychiatric disorders
1989 ◽
Vol 19
(3)
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pp. 737-742
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SynopsisAn appropriate choice of controls in case/control studies of specific psychiatric disorders is crucial for valid risk-factor assessment. One suggested approach to control-group selection, the use of a well control group, is the focus of this paper. While using well controls has intuitive appeal, this paper shows that such a procedure can lead to ambiguous and biased results.
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2009 ◽
Vol 16
(2)
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pp. 214-217
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2017 ◽
Vol 7
(3)
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pp. 172-177
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2015 ◽
Vol 04
(03)
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pp. 111-114
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2017 ◽