Commentary: Mendelian randomization-inspired causal inference in the absence of genetic data

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 962-965

  Zuccolo, Luisa ^a   Holmes, Michael V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CLINICAL TRIAL SERVICE UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSAL MODELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 85027732149     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw327     Document Type: Note

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