Matching with multiple control groups with adjustment for group differences

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-306

  Stuart, Elizabeth A ^a   Rubin, Donald B ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Historical data; Nonrandomized data; Observational study; Propensity scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049087339     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998607306078     Document Type: Article

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