Causal reasoning in epidemiology: Philosophy and logic

This commentary adds to a lively discussion of causal modeling, reasoning and inference in the recent epidemiologic literature. We focus on fundamental philosophical and logical principles of causal reasoning in epidemiology, raising important points not emphasized in the recent discussion. To infor...

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Main Authors: George Maldonado, Louis Anthony Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Global Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113320300043