Fallibility in estimating direct effects

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 163-165

  Cole, Stephen R ^a   Hernán, Miguel A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Direct effect; Intermediate variable; Risk ratio

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPOSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036203032     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.163     Document Type: Article

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