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Comment
. 2018 May;108(5):623.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304383.

Causal Thinking as a Critical Tool for Eliminating Social Inequalities in Health

M Maria Glymour  1 , Rita Hamad  1
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Causal Thinking as a Critical Tool for Eliminating Social Inequalities in Health

M Maria Glymour et al. Am J Public Health. 2018 May.
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