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SHORT REPORT

Effects of Adjusting for Instrumental Variables on the Bias and Precision of Propensity Score Weighted Estimators: Analysis Under Complete, Near, and No Positivity Violations

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Pages 1055-1068 | Received 28 Jun 2023, Accepted 24 Oct 2023, Published online: 09 Nov 2023

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