An algorithm for prospective individual matching in a non-randomized clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1166-1173

  Charpentier, Peter A ^a   Bogardus, Sidney T ^a   Inouye, Sharon K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Matched cohort; Prospective matching

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0034766317     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00399-7     Document Type: Article

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