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SHORT REPORT

Controlling for Differential Regression-To-The-Mean via Propensity Scores: A Simulation Study

Chase D Latour1 Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;2 Target RWE, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Leah J McGrath2 Target RWE, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Mary Clouser3 Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-4412View further author information
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Carrie Nielson3 Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USAView further author information
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Ying Yu2 Target RWE, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Akhila Balasubramanian3 Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USAView further author information
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Alexander Breskin1 Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;2 Target RWE, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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M Alan Brookhart2 Target RWE, Durham, NC, USA;4 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Pages 661-670 | Received 07 Feb 2023, Accepted 23 May 2023, Published online: 01 Jun 2023

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