Estimating causal effects in observational studies using Electronic Health Data: Challenges and (some) solutions.

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Published in EGEMS (Wash DC) on January 01, 2013

Authors

Elizabeth A Stuart1, Eva DuGoff2, Michael Abrams3, David Salkever4, Donald Steinwachs2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Mental Health, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, 8 Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, estuart@jhsph.edu.
2: Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
3: The Hilltop Institute, University of Maryland Baltimore County.
4: Department of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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