Methodological challenges in epidemiological studies

Jenni Ilomaki; Anna Maija Tolppanen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812735-3.00205-3

Methodological challenges in epidemiological studies

Jenni Ilomaki, Anna Maija Tolppanen

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Abstract

Designing an observational epidemiological study is a challenging task. It requires detailed consideration of aspects such as measurement and definition of exposure and outcome variables, potential confounding variables, biological plausibility of the studied association, or causality. These aspects, together with data availability, impact the choice of applied study design. This chapter gives an overview of these aspects, with a focus on medication use as the exposure variable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
Editors	Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Publisher	Elsevier - Mosby
Pages	382-390
Number of pages	9
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128127353
ISBN (Print)	9780128127360
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812735-3.00205-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

Bias
Case-control study
Causality
Cohort study
Confounding
Data source
Epidemiological methods
Epidemiology
Exposure
Outcome
Self-controlled study

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