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Our purpose was to measure the effect of non-benefit drug use on observed associations between exposure and outcome, thereby documenting an empirical example of the potential magnitude of biases introduced when exposure status is misclassified from a restrictive drug coverage policy.New users of antidiabetic agents were identified with a 1-year washout period between January 1, 1995, and December...
A common approach in the evaluation of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is comparing observed numbers of CRC deaths in screening participants with expected numbers derived from CRC mortality in the general population. We aimed to illustrate and quantify an often-overlooked bias that may occur in such studies if CRC mortality in the general population is not restricted by the date of diagnosis...
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