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Editorial
. 2019 May;30(3):317-320.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000986.

Is the Smog Lifting?: Causal Inference in Environmental Epidemiology

W Dana Flanders  1   2 , Michael D Garber  1
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Editorial

Is the Smog Lifting?: Causal Inference in Environmental Epidemiology

W Dana Flanders et al. Epidemiology. 2019 May.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Flanders owns Epidemiologic Research & Methods, LLC which does consulting work for pharmaceutical companies, environmental laboratories, and attorneys. He knows of no conflicts of interest for this work. Mr. Garber knows of no conflicts of interest.

Comment in

  • Re: Is the Smog Lifting?
    Pearce N, Vandenbroucke J, Lawlor ADA. Pearce N, et al. Epidemiology. 2019 Nov;30(6):e37. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001075. Epidemiology. 2019. PMID: 31584894 No abstract available.

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