Overestimation of risk ratios by odds ratios in trials and cohort studies: alternatives to logistic regression

Knol et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69de97cd5e582bd3c5e93ad0 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101715

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