Importance of accounting for loss to follow-up when comparing mortality between immigrants and long-term residents: a population-based retrospective cohort

• Moira K Kapral,
• Andreas Laupacis,
• Jiming Fang,
• Manav V. Vyas,
• Peter C. Austin,
• Matthew C. Cheung,
• Frank L. Silver

Affiliations

Moira K Kapral

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Andreas Laupacis

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jiming Fang

ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Manav V. Vyas

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Peter C. Austin

ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Matthew C. Cheung

Division of Haematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Frank L. Silver

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada