Commentary: Estimating direct and indirect effects - Fallible in theory, but in the real world?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 166-167

  Blakely, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; METHODOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036210926     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.166     Document Type: Note

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