Kangho Suh wrote an excellent article on the use of instrumental variables in healthcare. I agree this technique strengthens causal inference for analyses of observational data. This is even more important when a randomized controlled trial is not feasible or ethical. SaveSave
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Why You Should Care About Person-Centered Treatment Effects
Failure to consider these methods could result in unintended consequences and exacerbate existing inequalities in health between patients who are “average” and “outliers.”