Using propensity score modeling to minimize the influence of confounding risks related to prenatal tobacco exposure.

Introduction: Despite efforts to control for confounding variables using stringent sampling plans, selection bias typically exists in observational studies, resulting in unbalanced comparison groups. Ignoring selection bias can result in unreliable or misleading estimates of the causal effect.Method...

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Publicado en:Nicotine & Tobacco Research Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. 1211 - 1220
Autores principales: Fang H, Johnson C, Chevalier N, Stopp C, Wiebe S, Wakschlag LS, Espy KA, Fang, Hua, Johnson, Craig, Chevalier, Nicolas, Stopp, Christian, Wiebe, Sandra, Wakschlag, Lauren S, Espy, Kimberly Andrews
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2010
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