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Comment
. 2019 May;16(5):645-646.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201901-027LE.

Toward Enhancing the Rigor of Causal-Inference Studies

Igor Karp  1   2
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Toward Enhancing the Rigor of Causal-Inference Studies

Igor Karp. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 May.
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  • Reply: More on Causal Inference Studies.
    Lederer DJ, Bell SC, Smyth AR, Chalmers JD. Lederer DJ, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 May;16(5):646. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201901-070LE. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019. PMID: 30742489 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

  • Control of Confounding and Reporting of Results in Causal Inference Studies. Guidance for Authors from Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals.
    Lederer DJ, Bell SC, Branson RD, Chalmers JD, Marshall R, Maslove DM, Ost DE, Punjabi NM, Schatz M, Smyth AR, Stewart PW, Suissa S, Adjei AA, Akdis CA, Azoulay É, Bakker J, Ballas ZK, Bardin PG, Barreiro E, Bellomo R, Bernstein JA, Brusasco V, Buchman TG, Chokroverty S, Collop NA, Crapo JD, Fitzgerald DA, Hale L, Hart N, Herth FJ, Iwashyna TJ, Jenkins G, Kolb M, Marks GB, Mazzone P, Moorman JR, Murphy TM, Noah TL, Reynolds P, Riemann D, Russell RE, Sheikh A, Sotgiu G, Swenson ER, Szczesniak R, Szymusiak R, Teboul JL, Vincent JL. Lederer DJ, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan;16(1):22-28. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201808-564PS. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019. PMID: 30230362 No abstract available.

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    1. @yudapearlThis is an incredible vote of confidence in the methodology of #causalinference, especially in observational studies. The standards that regulate scientific writing shape scientific thoughts and practice. I wish editors of economics journals generate similar guidelines.#Bookofwhy. [posted 2019 Jan 5]. Available from: https://twitter.com/yudapearl/status/1081799889267286016.
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