Inhaled glucocorticoids in COPD: immortal time bias

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Jul 1;168(1):127.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Bias
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / mortality
  • Research Design / standards*
  • Steroids
  • Survival Analysis
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Steroids