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Heather L Taylor1, Ann M Holmes2, Nir Menachemi2
1Department of Health Policy and Management, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, 1050 Wishard Blvd, Ste 6185, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Abstract:
This letter addresses a letter about the study, "The Relationship Between Preventive Dental Care and Overall Medical Expenditures," with the letter detailing why quasi-experimental studies should be used to address bias from unobserved factors.
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