The use of propensity scores as a matching strategy

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  John, Lindsay ^a   Wright, Robin ^a   Duku, Eric K ^b   Willms, J Douglas ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based arts programs; Growth curve analysis; Longitudinal studies; Propensity matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849034397     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507303958     Document Type: Article

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