title: Discussions.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, U.S.A.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robins
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rotnitzky
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vansteelandt
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D018401:Sample Size; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate