Comparing methods for estimation of heterogeneous treatment effects using observational data from health care databases.
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DOI: 10.1002/sim.7820
Abstract: There is growing interest in using routinely collected data from health care databases to study the safety and effectiveness of therapies in "real-world" conditions, as it can provide complementary evidence to that of randomized controlled… read more here.
Keywords: health; care databases; health care; heterogeneous treatment ... See more keywords
The challenge of local consent requirements for global critical care databases
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5257-y
Abstract: Health care systems around the world are increasingly using the large amount of routinely collected health data to understand health and disease processes better and to drive continuous improvement [1]. Critical care medicine has been… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; care databases; health; consent ... See more keywords
Confounding in observational studies based on large health care databases: problems and potential solutions – a primer for the clinician
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DOI: 10.2147/clep.s129879
Abstract: Population-based health care databases are a valuable tool for observational studies as they reflect daily medical practice for large and representative populations. A constant challenge in observational designs is, however, to rule out confounding, and… read more here.
Keywords: large health; care databases; health care; observational studies ... See more keywords