Optimal Matching with Minimal Deviation from Fine Balance in a Study of Obesity and Surgical Outcomes

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DOI10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01691.xzbMath1274.62910WikidataQ38520637 ScholiaQ38520637MaRDI QIDQ2912364

Dan Yang, Paul R. Rosenbaum, Dylan S. Small, Jeffrey H. Silber

Publication date: 14 September 2012

Published in: Biometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc3966214


62P10: Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis


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