Corrigendum to: Large, Sparse Optimal Matching With Refined Covariate Balance in an Observational Study of the Health Outcomes Produced by New Surgeons (Journal of the American Statistical Association, (2015), 110, 510, (515-527), 10.1080/01621459.2014.997879);Large, Sparse Optimal Matching With Refined Covariate Balance in an Observational Study of the Health Outcomes Produced by New Surgeons

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 510, 2015, Pages 515-527

  Pimentel, Samuel D ^a   Kelz, Rachel R ^b   Silber, Jeffrey H ^c   Rosenbaum, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine balance; Network optimization; Optimal matching; Sparse networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936805448     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2017.1395640     Document Type: Erratum

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