Visualizing the target estimand in comparative effectiveness studies with multiple treatments

• Main Authors: Gabrielle Simoneau (Author), Marian Mitroiu (Author), Thomas PA Debray (Author), Wei Wei (Author), Stan RW Wijn (Author), Joana Caldas Magalhaes (Author), Justin Bohn (Author), Changyu Shen (Author), Fabio Pellegrini (Author), Carl de Moor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Becaris Publishing Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Comparative effectiveness research using real-world data often involves pairwise propensity score matching to adjust for confounding bias. We show that corresponding treatment effect estimates may have limited external validity, and propose two visualization tools to clarify the target estimand...