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Sonja A. Swanson

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The TARGET guideline for reporting observational studies of interventions

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By Harrison J. Hansford, James McAuley, Sonja A. Swanson Verified, Nazrul Islam, Issa J. Dahabreh, Barbra Dickerman, Matthias Egger, Xabier García-Albéniz, Robert M. Golub, Sara Lodi, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Jonathan A. C. Sterne, Melissa Sharp, Matthew Jones, Elizabeth Stuart, Hopin Lee, Miguel A. Hernán, Aidan Cashin
| Nature Verified
Observational (non-experimental) studies of interventions can generate valuable evidence when randomized trials are infeasible, unethical or unable to provide timely answers to important clinical and policy questions. The use of observational data to estimate the comparative benefits and harms of medical interventions has increased substantially and has informed clinical, policy and regulatory decisions1,2.
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Transparent reporting of observational studies emulating a target trial: the TARGET Statement

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By Aidan Cashin, Harrison J. Hansford, Miguel A. Hernán, Sonja A. Swanson Verified
| The BMJ Verified
We present the TARGET checklist alongside additional information for items. Details on the rationale for and interpretation of each item, and examples of reporting, will be provided in a separate explanation and elaboration document. Checklist items are grouped according to the typical structure of original investigations reporting research results: abstract (item 1), introduction (items 2-4), methods (items 5-7), results (items 8-14), discussion (items 15-16), and other information (items 17-21).
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Emulating a Target Trial Using Observational Data

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By Sonja A. Swanson Verified
| JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews
JAMA has recently revised its guidance on causal inference.1 Causal effect estimation is an unambiguous goal of a randomized trial, but it is also often a goal in many observational studies.
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