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. 2013 May 1;1(1):1-20.
doi: 10.1515/jci-2012-0002.

Causal Inference Under Multiple Versions of Treatment

Tyler J VanderWeele  1 , Miguel A Hernán  2
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Causal Inference Under Multiple Versions of Treatment

Tyler J VanderWeele et al. J Causal Inference. .
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Time-dependent confounding in which an effect, Q, of treatment A, may affect both version K and outcome Y.
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Causal diagram illustrating relationships between treatment A, version K, outcome Y and confounding variables C and W.
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