A well-balanced randomized controlled trial in 93 patients is more trustworthy than attempted propensity matching in 38 patients: comments on Schlachtenberger <i>et al.</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A well-balanced randomized controlled trial in 93 patients is more trustworthy than attempted propensity matching in 38 patients: comments on Schlachtenberger et al.

Published:2022-04-11 Issue:4 Volume:62 Page:
ISSN:1010-7940
Container-title:European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
language:en
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Author:

Milošević Mišel¹,Treasure Tom²^ORCID,Fiorentino Francesca³

Affiliation:

1. Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Institute for Lung Diseases of Vojvodina , Sremska, Kamenica, Serbia

2. Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London , London, UK

3. Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Unit, King’s Clinical Trials Unit, King’s College London , London, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery

Link

https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-pdf/62/4/ezac234/46222167/ezac234.pdf

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