Propensity score matching: a conceptual review for radiology researchers.

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Published in Korean J Radiol on February 27, 2015

Authors

Seunghee Baek1, Seong Ho Park2, Eugene Won3, Yu Rang Park4, Hwa Jung Kim5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
2: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
3: Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
4: Office of Clinical Research Information, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
5: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Korea. ; Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Korea.

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