An application of propensity score matching using claims data

Background Confounding by indication is a common problem in pharmacoepidemiology, where predictors of treatment also have prognostic value for the outcome of interest. The tools available to the epidemiologist that can be used to mitigate the effects of confounding by indication often have limits wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 2005-07, Vol.14 (7), p.465-476
Hauptverfasser:	Seeger, John D., Williams, Paige L., Walker, Alexander M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	claims data Cohort Studies Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Data Collection - methods Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Hypercholesterolemia - drug therapy Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology Incidence Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology Myocardial Infarction - prevention & control Outcome Assessment (Health Care) outcomes research Pharmaceutical Services - statistics & numerical data pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacoepidemiology - methods propensity score Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Risk Factors Statistics as Topic
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