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. 2017 Jan;28(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000578.

Commentary: The Limits of Risk Factors Revisited: Is It Time for a Causal Architecture Approach?

Katherine M Keyes  1 , Sandro Galea
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Commentary: The Limits of Risk Factors Revisited: Is It Time for a Causal Architecture Approach?

Katherine M Keyes et al. Epidemiology. 2017 Jan.
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