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. 1998 Mar 1;147(5):415-25.

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009466.

Biologic plausibility in causal inference: current method and practice

D L Weed¹, S D Hursting

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PMID: 9525527
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009466

Review

Biologic plausibility in causal inference: current method and practice

D L Weed et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1998.

. 1998 Mar 1;147(5):415-25.

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009466.

Authors

D L Weed¹, S D Hursting

Affiliation

¹ Preventive Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7105, USA.

PMID: 9525527
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009466

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Re: "Biologic plausibility in causal inference: current method and practice".
Porta M. Porta M. Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Jul 15;150(2):217-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009984. Am J Epidemiol. 1999. PMID: 10412968 No abstract available.

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