Propensity Score Matching
Medical CarePublished 26 September 2003
E. Michael Foster
Citations144
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Analyses using propensity score matching suggest that added services improve treatment outcomes, especially child functioning, however, at least for the services and outcomes considered, the marginal benefits to high levels of treatment are limited.
Abstract
These analyses illustrate the potential value of propensity score methods to health services researchers.
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