Implementing double-robust estimators of causal effects

Stata Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 334-353

  Emsley, Richard ^a   Lunt, Mark ^a   Pickles, Andrew ^a   Dunn, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal models; Confounding; Double robust estimators; Dr; Inverse probability of treatment weights; Propensity score; St0149

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249135859     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x0800800302     Document Type: Article

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