Redundant causation from a sufficient cause perspective

Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Gatto, Nicolle M ^a,b   Campbell, Ulka B ^a,b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECT SIZE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUFFICIENT COMPONENT CAUSE MODEL;

EID: 77955076625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17425573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-5573-7-5     Document Type: Review

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