# Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/specifying-a-target-trial-prevents-immortal-time-bias-and-other-self-inflicted/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Miguel A. Hernán,Brian C. Sauer,Sonia Hernández–Dı́az,Robert W. Platt,Ian Shrier |
| Citations | 1,009 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.014 |
| Fields | Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Mathematics |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/5124536 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2404984931 |
| PMID | 27237061 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Robert W. Platt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-w-platt/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Clinical Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-clinical-epidemiology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Advanced Causal Inference Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-causal-inference-techniques/)

## Paper topics

- [Advanced Causal Inference Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-causal-inference-techniques/)
- [Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials](https://scholariq.org/topics/statistical-methods-in-clinical-trials/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)

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