An application of propensity score weighting to quantify the causal effect of rectal sexually transmitted infections on incident HIV among men who have sex with men

BACKGROUND: Exploring causal associations in HIV research requires careful consideration of numerous epidemiologic limitations. First, a primary cause of HIV, unprotected anal intercourse (UAI), is time-varying and, if it is also associated with an exposure of interest, may be on a confounding path....

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Autores principales: Vaughan, Adam S, Kelley, Colleen F, Luisi, Nicole, del Rio, Carlos, Sullivan, Patrick S, Rosenberg, Eli S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0017-y

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