The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects

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the central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects paul r. rosenbaum; donald b. rubin biometrika, vol. 70, no. 1. (apr., 1983), pp. 41-55. stable url: links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-3444%28198304%2970%3a1%3c41%3atcrotp%3e2.0.co%3b2-q biometrika is currently published by biometrika trust. your use of the jstor archive indicates your acceptance of jstor's terms and conditions of use, available at www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. jstor's terms and conditions of use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the jstor archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. publisher contact information may be obtained at www.jstor.org/journals/bio.html. each copy of any part of a jstor transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. jstor is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. for more information regarding jstor, please contact support@jstor.org. www.jstor.org wed apr 25 23:15:44 2007

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