st: RE: Finding the closest matching control for a case

["Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>]

coles@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
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> I am trying to individually match cases to controls based 
> on 2 characteristics (age (months) and day of enrollment). 
> I have many potential controls but how do I find the 
> closest match for a case using Stata.

Barbara Sianesi's -psmatch- may help. 

. findit psmatch

Nick 
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk 

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