Mediation analysis with multiple versions of the mediatore

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 454-463

  VanderWeele, Tyler J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAUSALITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84859633668     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824d5fe7     Document Type: Article

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