Alternative approaches for confounding adjustment in observational studies using weighting based on the propensity score: a primer for practitioners

BMJ. 2019 Oct 23:367:l5657. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5657.

Authors

Rishi J Desai¹, Jessica M Franklin²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, USA [email protected].
² Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, USA.

PMID: 31645336
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l5657

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Logistic Models
Observational Studies as Topic / methods*
Observational Studies as Topic / standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Propensity Score
Research Design / standards*
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome