Marginal structural models: The way forward for life-course epidemiology?

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-237

  De Stavola, Bianca L ^a   Daniel, Rhian M ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; CAUSAL MEDIATION ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE; LIFE COURSE EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE OF ONSET; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; STROKE;

EID: 84856907940     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318245847e     Document Type: Note

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