Nature

Covariate-based linkage analysis: application of a propensity score as the single covariate consistently improves power to detect linkage

Successful identification of genetic risk loci for complex diseases has relied on the ability to minimize disease and genetic heterogeneity to increase the power to detect linkage. One means to ...
JSTOR Daily

Use of Propensity Score Technique to Account for Exposure-Related Covariates: An Example and Lesson

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 10, Supplement 2: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods (Oct., 2007), pp. S143-S148 (6 pages) Background: In observational research, propensity score ...
JSTOR Daily

Estimating Propensity Scores and Causal Survival Functions Using Prevalent Survival Data

This article develops semiparametric approaches for estimation of propensity scores and causal survival functions from prevalent survival data. The analytical problem arises when the prevalent ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

The Effectiveness of Diabetes Care Management in Managed Care

Care management patients experienced slightly greater improvements in CVD risk factor control than a set of matched controls. Both populations showed significant improvement over time. Care management ...