Causal inference methods to study gastric tube use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Erin McDonnell; David Schoenfeld; Sabrina Paganoni; Nazem Atassi

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000004534

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Causal inference methods to study gastric tube use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Erin McDonnell David Schoenfeld Sabrina Paganoni Nazem Atassi

Year: 2017 Journal: Neurology Vol: 89 (14)Pages: 1483-1489 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004534

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This study provides Class III evidence that for patients with ALS, G-tube placement decreases survival time and does not affect QOL.

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Medicine Confounding Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Observational study Randomized controlled trial Hazard ratio Internal medicine Confidence interval Disease

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

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Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

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Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations

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