title: Specifying a Conceptual Treatment Choice Relationship Before Analysis Is Necessary for Comparative Effectiveness Research.
authors.affiliation: Arnold School of Public Health, Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopaedics (CERortho), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cozad
authors.forename: Cole G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States