Think globally, act globally: An epidemiologist's perspective on instrumental variable estimation

Statistical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 371-374

  Swanson, Sonja A ^a   Herna´n, Miguel A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84907207972     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/14-STS491     Document Type: Article

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