Use of the propensity score methodology in health care research;Uso de la metodología propensity score en la investigación sanitaria

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 208, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 358-360

  Exposito Ruiz M ^a   Ruiz Bailen M ^b   Perez Vicente S ^c   Garrido Fernandez P ^d  

^a Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 47249101016     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: 15781860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13124317     Document Type: Article

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