The epidemiology of two things considered together. commentary on: Explanation in causal inference: Developments in mediation and interaction, by Tyler J. VanderWeele

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1909-1911

  Kaufman, Jay S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEACHING; THEORETICAL STUDY; THEORY;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOLOGY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; CAUSALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

CAUSALITY; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING;

EID: 85017189099     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw278     Document Type: Article

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