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Is 'immortal time bias' not 'survivorship bias'?


Looking at the notice of retraction[1], "immortal time bias" seems to be a particular subset survivorship bias, in which there is a distinct delay between two events, and by definition one facet of the study only looked at those who survived that time period. In this case, the time period between diagnosis and the actual surgery.

[1] - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullartic...


Yes, these are the same concepts. As is often the case, slightly different terminology across fields. But no difference in the main idea.




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