On the Limitations of Comparative Effectiveness Research. Rubin, D. B. Stat Med, 29:1991-1995, 2010.
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@article{rub10lim,
  title = {On the Limitations of Comparative Effectiveness Research},
  volume = {29},
  journal = {Stat Med},
  author = {Rubin, Donald B.},
  year = {2010},
  keywords = {cer,comparative-effectiveness-research},
  pages = {1991-1995},
  citeulike-article-id = {13265862},
  posted-at = {2014-07-14 14:10:06},
  priority = {0},
  annote = {"... it is better, for eventual progress, to know that we cannot yet reliable answer questions than to pretend that we know the answers based on bogus assumptions and hopelessly inadequate data.";carefully define the causal question;determine covariates used by physicians to select treatments;what data are available and what properties they should possess;if complete and of adequate quality determine if sufficient overlap in covariates between treatment groups}
}

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