RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Quantifying the impact of unmeasured confounding in observational studies with the E value
JF BMJ Medicine
JO bmjmed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000366
DO 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000366
VO 2
IS 1
A1 Gaster, Tobias
A1 Eggertsen, Christine Marie
A1 Støvring, Henrik
A1 Ehrenstein, Vera
A1 Petersen, Irene
YR 2023
UL http://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000366.abstract
AB The E value method deals with unmeasured confounding, a key source of bias in observational studies. The E value method is described and its use is shown in a worked example of a meta-analysis examining the association between the use of antidepressants in pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.