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The validity of propensity score analysis using complete cases with partially observed covariates

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This research was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute for the Mays Cancer Center (P30CA054174) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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Choi, B.Y., Gelfond, J. The validity of propensity score analysis using complete cases with partially observed covariates. Eur J Epidemiol 35, 87–88 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-019-00538-x

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