Cover Image

Propensity score matching in the absence of randomized controlled trials : a case study on the effects of breastfeeding on childhood obesity /

Randomized controlled trials are not always possible when investigating the effects of a treatment. This can be due to ethical reasons, for example, it would be unethical to randomly allow or disallow mothers to breastfeed their children due to the variety of health benefits to both mother and child...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gray, Laura, active 2020 (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.
Series:	SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health.
Subjects:	Clinical trials > Case studies. Breastfeeding > Health aspects > Case studies. Medicine > Research > Methodology > Case studies. Études cliniques > Études de cas. Médecine > Recherche > Méthodologie > Études de cas. Breastfeeding > Health aspects. Clinical trials. Medicine > Research > Methodology. Case studies.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Similar Items

Survey piloting and data collection for measurement scale validation among pregnant women attending in-clinic obstetrics appointments /
by: McKinley, Erin M.
Published: (2020)

A secondary analysis of data with a national birth cohort : using propensity score matching to better understand the benefits of breastfeeding on developmental outcomes /
by: Girard, Lisa-Christine
Published: (2020)

Challenges in conducting a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of two technology-supported approaches to support medication treatment decisions /
by: Williams, Kelly R., et al.
Published: (2020)

Women's experience of breastfeeding in Victoria, Australia /
by: James, Jennifer
Published: (2014)

Experiential learning of parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled trials through implementation of adjunctive phytopharmaceutical drug trial /
by: Singhal, Rameshwari
Published: (2020)

Key elements of the research process during secondary analysis of the millennium cohort study : researching relationships between mothers' pre-pregnancy body mass index and breastfeeding behaviors /
by: Campbell, Tammy, et al.
Published: (2020)

Health intervention research : understanding research design & methods /
by: Sidani, Souraya
Published: (2015)

Obstacles and possibilities in the evaluation of surgical treatment for lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism through a randomized controlled trial /
by: Meehan, Adrian D., et al.
Published: (2020)

Utilizing a stepped-wedge cluster randomized study design in nutrition research : describing a clinical trial of protected mealtimes /
by: Porter, Judi
Published: (2020)

Lessons learned from conducting a rapid review : a case study examining factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use /
by: Kerrison, Robert S., et al.
Published: (2020)

Blending Qualitative, Quantitative, and Rhetorical Methods to Engage Citizens in Public Deliberation to Improve Workplace Breastfeeding Support /
by: Anderson, Jenn
Published: (2017)

A guide to constructing and conducting randomized clinical trials on weight management therapies /
by: Panayotov, Valentin
Published: (2020)

Exploring working women's experiences with regard to infant feeding choices in urban Malaysia : a case of research project /
by: Sulaiman, Zaharah, et al.
Published: (2014)

Community-Based Focus Group Development : Identifying Strategies to Address Critical Issues Underlying Racially Disparate Breastfeeding Outcomes /
by: Johnson
Published: (2017)

Insight into performing a retrospective cohort study : outcomes after treatment for rectal cancer /
by: O'Connell, Lauren, et al.
Published: (2020)

Conducting systematic review of meta-analyses effectively and efficiently : endpoint surrogacy for overall survival in oncological randomized controlled trials with immunotherapies /
by: Zhang, Jianrong
Published: (2020)

Challenges in conducting a multisite cluster-randomized pragmatic clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a discharge readiness assessment protocol /
by: Weiss, Marianne, et al.
Published: (2020)

Conducting a randomized controlled trial in spiritually integrated mental health care /
by: Harris, J. Irene, et al.
Published: (2020)

Challenges and pitfalls with a randomized clinical trial in the postanesthesia care unit /
by: Broens, Suzanne, et al.
Published: (2020)

From planning to implementation : the challenges of recruiting older adults with Parkinson's to a feasibility trial /
by: Edelstyn, Nicola M. J., et al.
Published: (2020)

Recruiting general practitioners in England to participate in qualitative research : challenges, strategies, and solutions /
by: Patel, Salma, et al.
Published: (2017)

Designing a study to evaluate a clinical training program : training clinicians to assess ongoing risk in people with borderline personality disorder /
by: Broadbear, Jillian H., et al.
Published: (2020)

Conducting a good clinical randomized controlled trial : things to consider /
by: Wong, Eliza M. L., et al.
Published: (2020)

Sample size estimation for trials and other two group comparisons /
by: Walters, Stephen J., et al.
Published: (2020)

Planning the teamwork, endpoints, and design of an observational study on neuraxial labor analgesia and breastfeeding success : advantages, difficulties, and drawbacks of a truly multi- and interdisciplinary approach /
by: Wetzl, Roberto Giorgio
Published: (2020)

Overcoming obstacles to deriving sample size calculations : experiences of a biostatistician /
by: Parker, Richard A.
Published: (2020)

A guide to conducting randomized clinical trials in implantology : lessons from a clinical trial investigating the implant performance in overdenture wearers submitted to conventional and immediate loading /
by: Faot, Fernanda, et al.
Published: (2020)

Protecting infants through human milk : advancing the scientific evidence /
Published: (2004)

On the conduct of systematic reviews : using demineralized bone matrix to augment tendon-bone healing as a case study /
by: Donaldson, Callum J., et al.
Published: (2020)

The perils and payoffs of conducting clinical trials : equine-assisted therapy case study /
by: Vernon, Laura L., et al.
Published: (2018)

Introduction to clinical trials within cohorts.
Published: (2021)

Introduction to pairwise randomization.
Published: (2021)

Overview of devices commonly used in clinical research : fatigue science readiband.
Published: (2021)

Introduction to sample size calculations for randomized controlled trials.
Published: (2021)

Body-focused interviewing : corporeal experience in phenomenological inquiry /
by: Tantia, Jennifer F.
Published: (2014)

Reflections on designing and conducting a randomized clinical trial of annual versus biannual influenza vaccination in Singapore /
by: Young, Barnaby
Published: (2020)

An introduction to studies within a trial (SWAT).
Published: (2021)

Clinical trials in the twenty-first century : ongoing challenges and emerging issues.
Published: (2017)

Setting research priorities for improving clinical trial recruitment.
Published: (2021)

Public engagement for improving understanding of randomized control trials.
Published: (2021)