The (mis)use of overlap of confidence intervals to assess effect modification - PMC

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editorial Eur J Epidemiol . 2011 Mar 19;26(4):253–254. doi: 10.1007/s10654-011-9563-8 The (mis)use of overlap of confidence intervals to assess effect modification Mirjam J Knol Mirjam J Knol 1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands Find articles by Mirjam J Knol 1, ✉ , Wiebe R Pestman Wiebe R Pestman 1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands Find articles by Wiebe R Pestman 1 , Diederick E Grobbee Diederick

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