Invited commentary: Structural equation models and epidemiologic analysis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 608-612

  Vanderweele, Tyler J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

causal inference; causal modeling; causality; confounding factors (epidemiology); epidemiologic methods; regression analysis; structural equation model

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINEAR SYSTEM; MARGINAL STRUCTURAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84866888368     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws213     Document Type: Review

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