Life history analysis has evolved in the last 50 years as a methodology for analyzing
processes associated with human health, education, employment, and other areas. The …

Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) often provide accurate estimates of the
internal validity of an intervention but lack information on external validity (generalizability) …

Participants in epidemiological and genetic studies are rarely true random samples of the
populations they are intended to represent, and both known and unknown factors can …

Background Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), including apixaban, are
recommended for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial …

Multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP) is a popular method for addressing
selection bias in subgroup estimation, with broad applications across fields from social …

Introduction By end of 2018, the European Union countries hosted approximately 2.5 million
refugees and Lebanon alone hosted more than 1 million. The majority of refugees …

Objectives Selective participation can bias results in epidemiological surveys. The
importance of health status is often suggested as a possible explanation for non …

Background Depression is the most common mental health burden worldwide. Primary care
physicians (PCPs) play a key role in the care provision for people with depression. The first …

In the last decade many sources of data other than probability samples have become
available as a consequence of the ubiquity of electronic data collection. For example, some …

Abstract Objective The 12-item Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) is a
self-reported questionnaire designed to assess the B criteria of the DSM-5 somatic symptom …