Comparison with randomized controlled trials as a strategy for evaluating instruments in Mendelian randomization

Dipender Gill¹, Venexia M Walker^{2

3}, Richard M Martin^{2

3}, Neil M Davies^{2

3}, Ioanna Tzoulaki^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
³ Bristol Medical School Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁴ Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.

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Dipender Gill et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2020.

. 2020 Aug 1;49(4):1404-1406.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz236.

Dipender Gill¹, Venexia M Walker^{2

3}, Richard M Martin^{2

3}, Neil M Davies^{2

3}, Ioanna Tzoulaki^{1

4}

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
³ Bristol Medical School Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁴ Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.

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