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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
When randomization is not possible, researchers must control for non-random assignment to experimental groups. One technique for statistical adjustment for non-random assignment is through the use of a two-stage analytical technique. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the use of this technique to control for selection bias in examining the effects of the The Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) on dental visits. From 5 data sources, an analysis file was constructed for 49,512 children ages 1-5 years. The two-stage technique was used to control for selection bias in WIC participation, the potentially endogenous variable. Specification tests showed that WIC participation was not random and that selection bias was present. The effects of the WIC on dental use differed by 36% after adjustment for selection bias by means of the two-stage technique. This technique can be used to control for potential selection bias in dental research when randomization is not possible.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-0345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
942-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Aid to Families with Dependent Children, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Delivery of Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Dental Care for Children, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Dental Health Services, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Dental Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Dental Research, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Health Services Accessibility, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Health Services Research, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Medicaid, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Models, Economic, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Selection Bias, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16183795-United States
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Addressing selection bias in dental health services research.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA. jessica_lee@dentistry.unc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural