Introductive remarks on causal inference
One of the more challenging issues in epidemiological research is being able to provide an unbiased estimate of the causal exposure-disease effect, to assess the possible etiological mechanisms and the implication for public health. A major source of bias is confounding, which can spuriously create...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Statistica |
| Online Access: | http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/3591 |