The feasibility of matching on a propensity score for acupuncture in a prospective cohort study of patients with chronic pain

Abstract Background Propensity scores are typically applied in retrospective cohort studies. We describe the feasibility of matching on a propensity score derived from a retrospective cohort and subsequently applied in a prospective cohort study of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain before t...

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Main Authors: Eric S. Johnson, John F. Dickerson, William M. Vollmer, Alee M. Rowley, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, Richard A. Deyo, Lynn DeBar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0318-4