The performance of different propensity score methods for estimating absolute effects of treatments on survival outcomes: A simulation study

Observational studies are increasingly being used to estimate the effect of treatments, interventions and exposures on outcomes that can occur over time. Historically, the hazard ratio, which is a relative measure of effect, has been reported. However, medical decision making is best informed when b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Austin, Peter C, Schuster, Tibor
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051602/