Methods for defining equity-stratifying variables: a systematic review of validation studies.

Osman H, Hecker T, Hossain Z, Li H, Landsberg A, Ackroyd A, Ravani P, Donald M, James MT, Pannu NI, Ronksley PE, Dahiya A, Elliott MJ, Harrison TG

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420
Published: 2026 Oct
Container: Journal of clinical epidemiology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420,
  title = {Methods for defining equity-stratifying variables: a systematic review of validation studies.},
  author = {Osman H and Hecker T and Hossain Z and Li H and Landsberg A and Ackroyd A and Ravani P and Donald M and James MT and Pannu NI and Ronksley PE and Dahiya A and Elliott MJ and Harrison TG},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of clinical epidemiology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420}
}

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TI  - Methods for defining equity-stratifying variables: a systematic review of validation studies.
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AU  - Hecker T
AU  - Hossain Z
AU  - Li H
AU  - Landsberg A
AU  - Ackroyd A
AU  - Ravani P
AU  - Donald M
AU  - James MT
AU  - Pannu NI
AU  - Ronksley PE
AU  - Dahiya A
AU  - Elliott MJ
AU  - Harrison TG
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of clinical epidemiology
DO  - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420
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H, O., T, H., Z, H., H, L., A, L., A, A., P, R., M, D., MT, J., NI, P., PE, R., A, D., MJ, E., & TG, H. (2026). Methods for defining equity-stratifying variables: a systematic review of validation studies.. Journal of clinical epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112420

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