Estimating causal effects from large data sets using propensity scores.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on October 15, 1997

Authors

D B Rubin1

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

PUSH Plus Protein Pilot for Hip Fracture Patients | NCT03410823

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