Application of Marginal Structural Models in Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies

Background: Inverse-probability-of-treatment-weighted estimation (IPTW) of marginal structural models was proposed to adjust for time-varying confounders that are influenced by prior treatment use. It is unknown whether pharmacoepidemiologic studies that applied IPTW conformed to the recommendations...

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Main Author: Yang, Shibing
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2014
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3471
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4484&context=etd