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Propensity-score matching in the cardiovascular surgery literature from 2004 to 2006: A systematic review and suggestions for improvement

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2007 · Vol. 134(5) · pp. 1128–1135.e3
Peter C. Austin
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesPropensity score matchingSystematic reviewMatching (statistics)MedicineMEDLINEGeneral surgerySurgeryPolitical sciencePathology

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular DiseasesData Interpretation, StatisticalHumansModels, CardiovascularPublishingGeneral SurgeryThoracic SurgeryBias

Funding

  • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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References
Practical Nonparametric Statistics
Technometrics · 2000 · 11,103 citations
Reducing Bias in Observational Studies Using Subclassification on the Propensity Score
Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1984 · 3,240 citations
Estimating Causal Effects from Large Data Sets Using Propensity Scores
Annals of Internal Medicine · 1997 · 2,895 citations
Invited Commentary: Propensity Scores
American Journal of Epidemiology · 1999 · 1,051 citations
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