Lead time bias in estimating survival outcomes

Gut. 2016 Mar;65(3):538-9. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310199. Epub 2015 Jul 10.

Authors

Antonio Facciorusso¹, Jose Ferrusquía², Nicola Muscatiello¹

Affiliations

¹ Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
² Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Central University Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.

PMID: 26163490
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310199

No abstract available

Keywords: COLORECTAL CANCER.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bias*
Colorectal Neoplasms
Humans
Survival Analysis*
Survival Rate
Time