Estimating treatment effects in observational studies

Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1844-1845

  McGrath, Emer R ^a   O'Donnell, Martin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIRTAZAPINE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

DEPRESSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84871329624     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318271f8b6     Document Type: Editorial

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