A mathematical model of case-ascertainment bias: Applied to case-control studies nested within a randomized screening trial

• Rick J. Jansen ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: rick.jansen@ndsu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-2584

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• Bruce H. Alexander,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Richard B. Hayes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Anthony B. Miller,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Sholom Wacholder †,

  † Deceased.

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision

  Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

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• Timothy R. Church

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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