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Comment
. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):1830-1835.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw231.

Commentary: Counterfactual causation and streetlamps: what is to be done?

James M Robins  1 , Michael B Weissman  2
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Commentary: Counterfactual causation and streetlamps: what is to be done?

James M Robins et al. Int J Epidemiol. .
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