An implementation of automated individual matching for observational studies

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 516-520

  Schröder, Markus ^a,c   Husing J ^b   Jockel K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caliper matching; Case control studies; Categorial matching; Matching; Observational studies

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 11144297953     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633909     Document Type: Conference Paper

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