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Comment
. 2018 May;108(5):621.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304358.

Start With the "C-Word," Follow the Roadmap for Causal Inference

Jennifer Ahern  1
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Start With the "C-Word," Follow the Roadmap for Causal Inference

Jennifer Ahern. Am J Public Health. 2018 May.
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