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. 2023 Jul;32(7):812-815.
doi: 10.1002/pds.5612. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Design considerations for observational studies of drugs for advanced cancer

Xabier Garcia-Albeniz  1 , Pär Stattin  2 , Marcus Westerberg  2 , Rachel Weinrib  1 , Per Sandstrom  3 , Zdravko Vassilev  3
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Design considerations for observational studies of drugs for advanced cancer

Xabier Garcia-Albeniz et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: causal inference; real world evidence; target trial emulation.

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