A mapping between interactions and interference: Implications for vaccine trials

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-292

  VanderWeele, Tyler J ^a   Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^b   Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric J ^a   Robins, James M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAUSAL INTERACTION; CAUSAL INTERFERENCE; CAUSAL MODELING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN;

CAUSALITY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; VACCINES;

EID: 84856828314     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318245c4ac     Document Type: Article

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