Causation and prediction in epidemiology: A guide to the "Methodological Revolution"

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-80

  Broadbent, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Causation; Directed acyclic graphs; Epidemiology; Miguel Hernan; Potential outcomes; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84947041348     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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