Using public clinical trial reports to probe non-experimental causal inference methods

Using public clinical trial reports to probe non-experimental causal inference methods

Abstract Background Non-experimental studies (also known as observational studies) are valuable for estimating the effects of various medical interventions, but are notoriously difficult to evaluate because the methods used in non-experimental studies require untestable assumptions. This lack of int...

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Main Authors: Ethan Steinberg, Nikolaos Ignatiadis, Steve Yadlowsky, Yizhe Xu, Nigam Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Causal inference
Meta-analysis
Clinical trials
Method evaluation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02025-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02025-0

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