Guidelines for Reporting Observational Research in Urology: The Importance of Clear Reference to Causality

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027

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. 2023 Aug;84(2):147-151.

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Guidelines for Reporting Observational Research in Urology: The Importance of Clear Reference to Causality

Andrew J Vickers¹, Melissa Assel², Rodney L Dunn³, Emily C Zabor⁴, Michael W Kattan⁴, Maarten van Smeden⁵, Darren Dahly⁶

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¹ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: vickersa@mskcc.org.
² Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁴ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁶ University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 37286459
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027

Editorial

Guidelines for Reporting Observational Research in Urology: The Importance of Clear Reference to Causality

Andrew J Vickers et al. Eur Urol. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;84(2):147-151.

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Authors

Andrew J Vickers¹, Melissa Assel², Rodney L Dunn³, Emily C Zabor⁴, Michael W Kattan⁴, Maarten van Smeden⁵, Darren Dahly⁶

Affiliations

¹ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: vickersa@mskcc.org.
² Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁴ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁶ University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 37286459
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027

Abstract

Observational studies often dance around the issue of causality. We propose guidelines to ensure that papers refer to whether or not the study aim is to investigate causality, and suggest language to use and language to avoid.

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