Causality in Complex Systems

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-101

  Wagner, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceteris paribus; Epistasis; Nonlinear gene interactions; Polygenic diseases; Regular causes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002415819     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006580900476     Document Type: Article

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