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Instrumental Variable Methods for Cancer Comparative Effectiveness Studies: Do they help or hurt?

The department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Dornsife presents Nandita Mitra, PhD, professor of Biostatistics in the department of Biostatistics at University of Pennsylvania. Bias due to ...
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Use of Instrumental Variable Analyses for Evaluating Comparative Effectiveness in Empirical Applications of Oncology: A Systematic Review

Results of Phase III Randomized Trial for Use of Docetaxel as a Radiosensitizer in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer, Unsuitable for Cisplatin-Based Chemoradiation Sixty-five empirical papers were ...
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Heterogeneity and the Interpretation of Treatment Effect Estimates from Risk Adjustment and Instrumental Variable Methods

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 10, Supplement 2: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods (Oct., 2007), pp. S123-S130 (8 pages) Objectives: To contrast the interpretations of treatment ...
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Causal Inference in Oncology Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Observational Data: Are Instrumental Variables Underutilized?

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Lu et al 5 conducted a systematic review on the use of instrumental variable (IV) methods in oncology comparative effectiveness research. The main ...
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Evaluating Short-Term Drug Effects Using a Physician-Specific Prescribing Preference as an Instrumental Variable

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: Postmarketing observational studies of the safety and effectiveness of prescription medications are critically important but ...