Propensity score studies are unlikely to underestimate treatment effects in critical care medicine: A critical reanalysis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 467-469

  Kitsios, Georgios D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROCEDURES;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PROPENSITY SCORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84925335199     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.10.012     Document Type: Letter

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