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Editorial
. 2023 Oct;309(1):e232551.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.232551.

Statistical Methods for Exploring Causal Relationships between Risk Factors and Liver Disease

Sarah E Monsell  1
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Editorial

Statistical Methods for Exploring Causal Relationships between Risk Factors and Liver Disease

Sarah E Monsell. Radiology. 2023 Oct.
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures of conflicts of interest: S.E.M. Grants from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Donaghue Foundation, and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; payment for course teaching from the University of Michigan; payment for travel from the University of Michigan.

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Sarah Monsell is a biostatistician at the Center for Biomedical Statistics in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington. Her current work focuses on clinical trials in surgery, oncology, and transitions of care.
Sarah Monsell is a biostatistician at the Center for Biomedical Statistics in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington. Her current work focuses on clinical trials in surgery, oncology, and transitions of care.
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