Gformula: Estimating causal effects in the presence of time-varying confounding or mediation using the g-computation formula

Stata Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-517

  Daniel, Rhian M ^a   de Stavola, Bianca L ^a   Cousens, Simon N ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Direct and indirect effects; G computation formula; Gformula; Mediation; st0238; Time varying confounding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855817938     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x1201100401     Document Type: Article

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