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Propensity Score: an Alternative Method of Analyzing Treatment Effects

1. Black N: Why we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. BMJ 1996; 312:1215–8 CrossRef 2. McKee M, Britton A, Black N, McPherson K, Sanderson C, Bain C: Methods in ...
Open Heart

Worse risk profile, number of grafts and hospital death but acceptable late survival in females undergoing coronary surgery: a 20-year propensity matched analysis

Objective To evaluate sex differences in perioperative characteristics, in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods Prospective data were ...
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Predictive MINT Pathologic Risk Score for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Resected Cholangiocarcinoma: A Propensity Score–Matched Multicenter Study in Thailand

Patients with resected CCA undergoing curative surgery, with or without AC, were identified from three centers in Thailand. Patients with R2 resection and 30 days postoperative death were excluded.
CMAJ

Infertility treatment and risk of severe maternal morbidity: a propensity score–matched cohort study

BACKGROUND: The extent to which infertility treatment predicts severe maternal morbidity is not well known. We examined the association between infertility treatment and severe maternal morbidity in ...
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Recurrence and Survival Outcomes After Anatomic Segmentectomy Versus Lobectomy for Clinical Stage I Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Cyclophosphamide Compared With Ifosfamide in Consolidation Treatment of Standard-Risk Ewing Sarcoma: Results of the Randomized Noninferiority Euro-EWING99-R1 Trial A retrospective data set including ...