The role of counterfactual theory in causal reasoning

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 681-682

  Maldonado, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal reasoning; Counterfactual theory

Indexed keywords

COUNTERFACTUAL THEORY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; THINKING; CAUSALITY; DECISION THEORY; ROLE PLAYING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CAUSALITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION THEORY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; ROLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84994153888     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.08.017     Document Type: Note

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