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Sibling Comparisons to Account for Confounding in Observational Studies
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Sibling Comparisons to Account for Confounding in Observational Studies

Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Brian K. Lee and Yu-Han Chiu
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, v 335(7), pp 626-627
17 Feb 2026
PMID: 41499111

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General & Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Science & Technology
This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods explains how sibling analysis can be used to account for confounding in observational studies, using the example of a study on acid suppressants during pregnancy and risk of neuropsychiatric disorders in offspring.

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