The GRADE approach and Bradford Hill's criteria for causation

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 392-395

  Schünemann, Holger ^a   Hill, Suzanne ^b   Guyatt, Gordon ^a   Akl, Elie A ^c   Ahmed, Faruque ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; IMMUNIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79955522791     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.119933     Document Type: Article

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