title: Statistics in Brief: An Introduction to the Use of Propensity Scores.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Outcomes and Analysis, SCPMG Clinical Analysis, Kaiser Permanente, 8954 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 406, San Diego, CA, 92108, USA, maria.cs.inacio@kp.org.
authors.forename: Maria C S
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Inacio
authors.forename: Yuexin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Paxton
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cafri
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057216:Propensity Score