Instrumental variables in observational studies of drug effects with application to the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Unmeasured confounding is one of the main challenges of database studies evaluating drug effects. The instrumental variable (IV) method can remove bias due to unmeasured confounding if certain conditions apply. In this thesis, I studied the comparative effectiveness of rhythm versus rate control the...
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McGill University
2011
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