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Re:Heart doctors 'held back stent death data' by James_Henry on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @05:44PM (#22361214)
Why would they compare the death rate in just the fourth year between the two groups instead of doing a normal survival analysis?
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Re:Heart doctors 'held back stent death data' by satya71 on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @09:54PM (#22362686)
That's what the article seemed to imply. That mortality was higher after year 3 in the intervention group compared to the control group.
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