SIMULATION IN PRACTICE: THE BALANCING INTERCEPT.
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SUBMITTER: Rudolph JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8530150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
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SIMULATION IN PRACTICE: THE BALANCING INTERCEPT.
Rudolph Jacqueline E JE Edwards Jessie K JK Naimi Ashley I AI Westreich Daniel J DJ
American journal of epidemiology 20210801 8
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