Within-subject mediation analysis in AB/BA crossover designs

International Journal of Biostatistics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-22

  Josephy, Haeike ^a   Vansteelandt, Stijn ^a   Vanderhasselt, Marie Anne ^a   Loeys, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

causal inference; counterfactual framework; crossover designs; direct and indirect effects; mediation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEDIATION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; SCIENTIST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84928885259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15574679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijb-2014-0057     Document Type: Article

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