Generalizing observational study results: Applying propensity score methods to complex surveys

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 284-303

  Dugoff, Eva H ^a   Schuler, Megan ^a   Stuart, Elizabeth A ^a  

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

Author keywords

health care costs; primary care; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; PRIMARY CARE; SURVEY RESEARCH;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION TREES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84892785289     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12090     Document Type: Article

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