Re: Are target trial emulations the gold standard for observational studies?

1) Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany 2) RTI Health Solutions, Barcelona, Spain Sources of financial support (see instructions above): n/a Description of conflicts of interest, or statement that there is no conflict of interest: None declared. Description of the process by which someone else could obtain the data and computing code: n/a Acknowledgments: n/a Corresponding author’s name and mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address: Vanessa Didelez, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Achterstr 30, 28359 Bremen, Germany, +49 (0) 421 218-56750, [email protected]