Association not causation: what is the intervention?

Editorial

Michael C Klein. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Jul-Aug.

. 2007 Jul-Aug;5(4):294-7.

doi: 10.1370/afm.729.

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Comment on

A preventive approach to obstetric care in a rural hospital: association between higher rates of preventive labor induction and lower rates of cesarean delivery.
Nicholson JM, Yeager DL, Macones G. Nicholson JM, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Jul-Aug;5(4):310-9. doi: 10.1370/afm.706. Ann Fam Med. 2007. PMID: 17664497 Free PMC article.

The impact of the active management of risk in pregnancy at term on birth outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.
Nicholson JM, Parry S, Caughey AB, Rosen S, Keen A, Macones GA. Nicholson JM, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;198(5):511.e1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.037. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008. PMID: 18455526 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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