AnalysisofObservationalHealthCareDataUsingSAS

Thisbookguidesresearchersinperformingandpresentinghigh-qualityanalysesofallkindsofnon-randomizedstudies,includinganalysesofobservationalstudies,claimsdatabaseanalyses,assessmentofregistrydata,surveydata,pharmaco-economicdata,andmanymoreapplications.Thetextissufficientlydetailedtoprovidenotonlygeneralguidance,buttohelptheresearcherthroughallofthestandardissuesthatariseinsuchanalyses.Justenoughtheoryisincludedtoallowthereadertounderstandtheprosandconsofalternativeapproachesandwhentouseeachmethod.Thenumerouscontributorstothisbookillustrate,viareal-worldnumericalexamplesandSAScode,appropriateimplementationsofalternativemethods.Theendresultisthatresearcherswilllearnhowtopresenthigh-qualityandtransparentanalysesthatwillleadtofairandobjectivedecisionsfromobservationaldata.