Propensity-matching analysis is not straightforward

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 362-363

  Chevret, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; STATISTICS;

CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84907813946     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201406-0996ed     Document Type: Editorial

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