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Berkson's Bias, Selection Bias, and Missing Data by WESTREICH, Daniel

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When Is a Complete-Case Approach to Missing Data Valid? The Importance of Effect-Measure Modification by Ross, Rachael K, Breskin, Alexander, Westreich, Daniel

“…Abstract When estimating causal effects, careful handling of missing data is needed to avoid bias. Complete-case analysis is commonly used in epidemiologic…”
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Transportability of Trial Results Using Inverse Odds of Sampling Weights by Westreich, Daniel, Edwards, Jessie K, Lesko, Catherine R, Stuart, Elizabeth, Cole, Stephen R

“…Increasingly, the statistical and epidemiologic literature is focusing beyond issues of internal validity and turning its attention to questions of external…”
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Propensity score estimation: neural networks, support vector machines, decision trees (CART), and meta-classifiers as alternatives to logistic regression by Westreich, Daniel, Lessler, Justin, Funk, Michele Jonsson

“…Abstract Objective Propensity scores for the analysis of observational data are typically estimated using logistic regression. Our objective in this review was…”
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Epidemiology in the Era of Big Data by Mooney, Stephen J, Westreich, Daniel J, El-Sayed, Abdulrahman M

“…Big Data has increasingly been promoted as a revolutionary development in the future of science, including epidemiology. However, the definition and…”
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Thirteen Questions About Using Machine Learning in Causal Research (You Won’t Believe the Answer to Number 10!) by Mooney, Stephen J, Keil, Alexander P, Westreich, Daniel J

“…Machine learning is gaining prominence in the health sciences, where much of its use has focused on data-driven prediction. However, machine learning can also…”
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An updated systematic review of epidemiological evidence on hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women by Polis, Chelsea B, Curtis, Kathryn M, Hannaford, Philip C, Phillips, Sharon J, Chipato, Tsungai, Kiarie, James N, Westreich, Daniel J, Steyn, Petrus S

“…OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:Some studies suggest that specific hormonal contraceptive methods [particularly depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)] may increase…”
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Women and HIV in the United States by Breskin, Alexander, Adimora, Adaora A, Westreich, Daniel

“…The demographic and geographic characteristics of the HIV epidemic in the US has changed substantially since the disease emerged, with women in the South…”
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SIMULATION IN PRACTICE: THE BALANCING INTERCEPT by Rudolph, Jacqueline E, Edwards, Jessie K, Naimi, Ashley I, Westreich, Daniel J

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Using Bounds to Compare the Strength of Exchangeability Assumptions for Internal and External Validity by Breskin, Alexander, Westreich, Daniel, Cole, Stephen R, Edwards, Jessie K

“…In the absence of strong assumptions (e.g., exchangeability), only bounds for causal effects can be identified. Here we describe bounds for the risk difference…”
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Splines for Trend Analysis and Continuous Confounder Control by Howe, Chanelle J., Cole, Stephen R., Westreich, Daniel J., Greenland, Sander, Napravnik, Sonia, Eron, Joseph J.

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Exploring the Subtleties of Inverse Probability Weighting and Marginal Structural Models by Breskin, Alexander, Cole, Stephen R, Westreich, Daniel

“…Since being introduced to epidemiology in 2000, marginal structural models have become a commonly used method for causal inference in a wide range of…”
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Past-month cannabis use among U.S. individuals from 2002–2015: An age-period-cohort analysis by Chawla, Devika, Yang, Yang C., Desrosiers, Tania A., Westreich, Daniel J., Olshan, Andrew F., Daniels, Julie L.

“…•Past-month cannabis use is prevalent and increasing among U.S. individuals.•Distinct age, period, cohort effects are at play, but age effects are…”
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Association of Household Opioid Availability and Prescription Opioid Initiation Among Household Members by Seamans, Marissa J, Carey, Timothy S, Westreich, Daniel J, Cole, Stephen R, Wheeler, Stephanie B, Alexander, G Caleb, Pate, Virginia, Brookhart, M Alan

“…Increases in prescription opioid use in the United States have been attributed to changing prescribing guidelines and attitudes toward pain relief; however,…”
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Stigma and Ebola survivorship in Liberia: Results from a longitudinal cohort study by Overholt, Luc, Wohl, David Alain, Fischer, 2nd, William A, Westreich, Daniel, Tozay, Sam, Reeves, Edwina, Pewu, Korto, Adjasso, David, Hoover, David, Merenbloom, Carson, Johnson, Harrietta, Williams, Gerald, Conneh, Tonia, Diggs, Joseph, Buller, Alexandria, McMillian, Darrius, Hawks, Darrel, Dube, Karine, Brown, Jerry

“…Survivors of the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic have been reported to suffer high levels of stigmatization after return to their communities. We sought…”
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Hormonal contraceptive methods and risk of HIV acquisition in women: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence by Polis, Chelsea B, Phillips, Sharon J, Curtis, Kathryn M, Westreich, Daniel J, Steyn, Petrus S, Raymond, Elizabeth, Hannaford, Philip, Turner, Abigail Norris

“…Abstract Whether use of various types of hormonal contraception (HC) affect risk of HIV acquisition is a critical question for women's health. For this…”
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Rural-urban outcome differences associated with COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina by Denslow, Sheri, Wingert, Jason R, Hanchate, Amresh D, Rote, Aubri, Westreich, Daniel, Sexton, Laura, Cheng, Kedai, Curtis, Janis, Jones, William Schuyler, Lanou, Amy Joy, Halladay, Jacqueline R

“…People living in rural regions in the United States face more health challenges than their non-rural counterparts which could put them at additional risks…”
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Defining and Identifying Per-protocol Effects in Randomized Trials by Rudolph, Jacqueline E., Naimi, Ashley I., Westreich, Daniel J., Kennedy, Edward H., Schisterman, Enrique F.

“…In trials with noncompliance to assigned treatment, researchers might be interested in estimating a per-protocol effect—a comparison of two counterfactual…”
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The parametric g-formula to estimate the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on incident AIDS or death by Westreich, Daniel, Cole, Stephen R., Young, Jessica G., Palella, Frank, Tien, Phyllis C., Kingsley, Lawrence, Gange, Stephen J, Hernán, Miguel A.

“…The parametric g‐formula can be used to contrast the distribution of potential outcomes under arbitrary treatment regimes. Like g‐estimation of structural…”
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The role of the c-statistic in variable selection for propensity score models by Westreich, Daniel, Cole, Stephen R., Funk, Michele Jonsson, Brookhart, M. Alan, Stürmer, Til

“…The applied literature on propensity scores has often cited the c‐statistic as a measure of the ability of the propensity score to control confounding…”
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