Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016)

Published: 2016-01-08

Special Issue - Methods for Estimating Treatment Effects of Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Methods for Estimating Treatment Effects of Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Heather Allore

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The Method of Randomization for Cluster-Randomized Trials: Challenges of Including Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Denise Esserman, Heather G. Allore, Thomas G. Travison

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Use of Self-Matching to Control for Stable Patient Characteristics While Addressing Time-Varying Confounding on Treatment Effect: A Case Study of Older Intensive Care Patients

Ling Han, M. A. Pisani, K.L. B. Araujo, Heather G. Allore

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The Validity of Disease-Specific Quality of Life Attributions Among Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions

John E. Ware Jr., Barbara Gandek, Jeroan Allison

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An Empirical Method of Detecting Time-Dependent Confounding: An Observational Study of Next Day Delirium in a Medical ICU

T. E. Murphy, P.H. Van Ness, K.L.B. Araujo, M.A. Pisani

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Individualized Absolute Risk Calculations for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Embracing Heterogeneity, Causality, and Competing Events

Heather Allore, Gail McAvay, Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso, Terrence E. Murphy

48-55
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General Articles

Can a Mendelian Randomization Study Predict the Results of a Clinical Trial? Yes and No

Antonio Abbate, Charles A. Dinarello, Mariangela Peruzzi, Sebastiano Sciarretta, Giacomo Frati, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai

56-61
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Higher Performance of QuantiFERON TB Compared to Tuberculin Skin Test in Latent Tuberculosis Infection Prospective Diagnosis

Tarak Dhaouadi, Imen Sfar, Leila Mouelhi, Raoudha Tekaya, Ines Mahmoud, Jalila Bargaoui, Raoudha Daghbouj, Leila Abdelmoula, Taoufik Najjar, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Yousr Gorgi

62-70
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