Mendelian randomization with a binary exposure variable: interpretation and presentation of causal estimates

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 947-952

  Burgess, Stephen ^a,b   Labrecque, Jeremy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Effect estimation; Genetic epidemiology; Instrumental variable; Mendelian randomization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSALITY; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PARAMETRIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85050517030     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-018-0424-6     Document Type: Article

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