Starting right: aligning eligibility and treatment assignment at time zero when emulating a target trial
Edouard L Fu, Michael O. Harhay, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Rishi Desai, Miguel A Hernán
原始摘要（英文原文）· Original abstract
This article provides methodological guidance when emulating a target trial with longitudinal observational data by showing how to align eligibility criteria and treatment assignment at the start of follow-up to prevent design induced biases, such as immortal time and selection bias.