Commentary: Mediation analysis, causal process, and cross-sectional data

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 852-860

  Shrout, Patrick E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855808908     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2011.606718     Document Type: Article

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