Estimating Decision-Relevant Comparative Effects Using Instrumental Variables
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Statistics in Biosciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1867-1764,1867-1772
DOI: 10.1007/s12561-011-9033-6