createStudyPopulation {SelfControlledCaseSeries} | R Documentation |
Create a study population
Description
Create a study population
Usage
createStudyPopulation(sccsData, outcomeId = NULL, createStudyPopulationArgs)
Arguments
sccsData |
An object of type SccsData as created using the getDbSccsData function. |
outcomeId |
The outcome to create the era data for. If not specified it is assumed to be the one outcome for which the data was loaded from the database. |
createStudyPopulationArgs |
An object of type |
Details
Create a study population for a specific outcome, applying several restrictions.
Value
A list
specifying the study population, with the following items:
-
cases
: Atibble
with one row per observation period of a person with the outcome. -
outcomes
: Atibble
listing the days when a case has the outcome. -
metaData
: Alist
with meta data about the study population, including the attrition.
[Package SelfControlledCaseSeries version 6.0.1 Index]