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The role of matching when adjusting for baseline differences in the outcome variable of comparative effectiveness

Carlos G Grijalva1,2, Christianne L Roumie2,3, Harvey J Murff2,3

  • 1Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232 USA.

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
|August 15, 2015
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Keywords:
baseline adjustmentcomparative effectivenessdiabetesglycated hemoglobinmatching

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