Simple relations between principal stratification and direct and indirect effects

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2957-2962

  VanderWeele, Tyler J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 54049144616     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2008.05.029     Document Type: Article

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