Supplementing claims data with outpatient laboratory test results to improve confounding adjustment in effectiveness studies of lipid-lowering treatments

Supplementing claims data with outpatient laboratory test results to improve confounding adjustment in effectiveness studies of lipid-lowering treatments

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adjusting for laboratory test results may result in better confounding control when added to administrative claims data in the study of treatment effects. However, missing values can arise through several mechanisms.</p> <p&...

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Main Authors: Schneeweiss Sebastian, Rassen Jeremy A, Glynn Robert J, Myers Jessica, Daniel Gregory W, Singer Joseph, Solomon Daniel H, Kim SeoYoung, Rothman Kenneth J, Liu Jun, Avorn Jerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Insurance claims data
Laboratory test results
Serum lipid levels
Confounding
Imputation
Pharmacoepidemiology
Lipid lowering therapy
Statin
Ezetimibe
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/180

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