In search of the true inception cohort. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Prognostic studies hinge on the assembly of a proper inception cohort. The stepwise assembly of a "true" inception cohort of hypertension complicating pregnancy is reported. Standard assembly procedures would have resulted in the preferential reporting of the severest cases of the prognostically worst categories of disease. The less severe cases would have been missed. Prognostic studies should utilize and report a method for assessing potential missed cases, such as a random selection of records for independent review.

publication date

  • January 1, 1987

Research

keywords

  • Hypertension
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0023258820

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0021-9681(87)90188-3

PubMed ID

  • 3597689

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 9