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A simulation study on matched case-control designs in the perspective of causal diagrams

BACKGROUND: In observational studies, matched case-control designs are routinely conducted to improve study precision. How to select covariates for match or adjustment, however, is still a great challenge for estimating causal effect between the exposure E and outcome D. METHODS: From the perspectiv...

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Autores principales: Li, Hongkai, Yuan, Zhongshang, Su, Ping, Wang, Tingting, Yu, Yuanyuan, Sun, Xiaoru, Xue, Fuzhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27543263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0206-3