The ACCE method: an approach for obtaining quantitative or qualitative estimates of residual confounding that includes unmeasured confounding [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54j]

Background:  Nonrandomized studies typically cannot account for confounding from unmeasured factors.    Method:  A method is presented that exploits the recently-identified phenomenon of  “confounding amplification” to produce, in principle, a quantitative estimate of total residual confounding resu...

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Main Author: Eric G. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-04-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/3-187/v2