The propensity score in the analysis of therapeutic studies

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-307

  Graf, Erika ^a  

^a Inst Med Biometr and Med Info   (Germany)

Author keywords

Covariate adjustment; Covariate imbalance; Observational studies; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; COVARIATE ADJUSTMENT; COVARIATE IMBALANCE; COVARIATES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION MODELLING; STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; TREATMENT GROUP;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031522247     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.4710390305     Document Type: Article

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