Estimation of treatment efficacy with complier average causal effects (CACE) in a randomized stepped wedge trial

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1134-1142

  Gruber, Joshua S ^a   Arnold, Benjamin F ^a   Reygadas, Fermin ^a   Hubbard, Alan E ^a   Colford, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

complier average causal effects; drinking water; household water treatment and safe storage; instrumental variables; intention to treat analysis; randomized stepped wedge trials

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

COMPLIANCE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER STORAGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMPLIER AVERAGE CAUSAL EFFECTS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MEXICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

COMPLIER AVERAGE CAUSAL EFFECTS; DRINKING WATER; HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT AND SAFE STORAGE; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; INTENTION-TO-TREAT ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED STEPPED WEDGE TRIALS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84899551557     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu015     Document Type: Article

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