Moving microbiota research toward establishing causal associations that represent viable targets for effective public health interventions

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 306-310

  Mai, Volker ^a   Prosperi, Mattia ^a   Yaghjyan, Lusine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; Causality; Microbiome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HOST; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84964691901     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.03.011     Document Type: Review

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