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Comment
. 2019 May;30(3):e21-e22.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000980.

Controlled Mediation as a Generalization of Interventional Mediation

Frank Popham  1
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Controlled Mediation as a Generalization of Interventional Mediation

Frank Popham. Epidemiology. 2019 May.
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