The Comparison of Matching Methods Using Different Measures of Balance: Benefits and Risks Exemplified within a Study to Evaluate the Effects of German Disease Management Programs on Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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• 作者：Birgit Fullerton ; Boris Pö ; hlmann ; Robert Krohn ; John L. Adams ; Ferdinand M. Gerlach and Antje Erler
• 刊名：Health Services Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：51
• 期：5
• 页码：1960-1980
• 全文大小：739K
• ISSN：1475-6773

文摘

To present a case study on how to compare various matching methods applying different measures of balance and to point out some pitfalls involved in relying on such measures.