%0 Journal Article %1 Newhouse1998 %A Newhouse, J P %A McClellan, M %D 1998 %J Annual review of public health %K Aged Econometric HealthServicesResearch HealthServicesResearch:methods Humans Models MyocardialInfarction MyocardialInfarction:therapy OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare) OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):economics OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):methods UnitedStates %P 17-34 %R 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.19.1.17 %T Econometrics in outcomes research: the use of instrumental variables. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9611610 %V 19 %X We describe an econometric technique, instrumental variables, that can be useful in estimating the effectiveness of clinical treatments in situations when a controlled trial has not or cannot be done. This technique relies upon the existence of one or more variables that induce substantial variation in the treatment variable but have no direct effect on the outcome variable of interest. We illustrate the use of the technique with an application to aggressive treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. %@ 0163-7525

@article{Newhouse1998, abstract = {We describe an econometric technique, instrumental variables, that can be useful in estimating the effectiveness of clinical treatments in situations when a controlled trial has not or cannot be done. This technique relies upon the existence of one or more variables that induce substantial variation in the treatment variable but have no direct effect on the outcome variable of interest. We illustrate the use of the technique with an application to aggressive treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {Newhouse, J P and McClellan, M}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20e5e72f135d36fb8aff9b5c243cb8da9/jepcastel}, city = {Division of Health Policy Research and Education, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. newhouse@hcp.med.Harvard.edu}, doi = {10.1146/annurev.publhealth.19.1.17}, interhash = {05ecddb8c44c79b8a8e6d7d097fc49ec}, intrahash = {0e5e72f135d36fb8aff9b5c243cb8da9}, isbn = {0163-7525}, issn = {0163-7525}, journal = {Annual review of public health}, keywords = {Aged Econometric HealthServicesResearch HealthServicesResearch:methods Humans Models MyocardialInfarction MyocardialInfarction:therapy OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare) OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):economics OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):methods UnitedStates}, month = {1}, note = {4083<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>LR: 20051116; PUBM: Print; JID: 8006431; RF: 16; ppublish;<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>Variables instrumentals}, pages = {17-34}, pmid = {9611610}, timestamp = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, title = {Econometrics in outcomes research: the use of instrumental variables.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9611610}, volume = 19, year = 1998 }