Authors' Reply to: VanderWeele et al., Chiolero, and Schooling et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg.
² Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, AND Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital.
³ Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Comment

Alex Broadbent et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2016.

. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):2203-2205.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw163.

¹ Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg.
² Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, AND Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital.
³ Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Comment on

Causality and causal inference in epidemiology: the need for a pluralistic approach.
Vandenbroucke JP, Broadbent A, Pearce N. Vandenbroucke JP, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):1776-1786. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv341. Int J Epidemiol. 2016. PMID: 26800751 Free PMC article.
Re: Causality and causal inference in epidemiology: the need for a pluralistic approach.
VanderWeele TJ, Hernán MA, Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ, Robins JM. VanderWeele TJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):2199-2200. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw162. Int J Epidemiol. 2016. PMID: 27524811 No abstract available.
Counterfactual and interventionist approach to cure risk factor epidemiology.
Chiolero A. Chiolero A. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):2202-2203. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw159. Int J Epidemiol. 2016. PMID: 27524812 No abstract available.
Causality and causal inference in epidemiology: we need also to address causes of effects.
Schooling CM, Chow CK, Au Yeung SL. Schooling CM, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):2200-2201. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw160. Int J Epidemiol. 2016. PMID: 27524814 No abstract available.

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