Thinking about Causation: A Thought Experiment with Dominos
We argue that population attributable fractions, probabilities of causation, burdens of disease, and similar association-based measures often do not provide valid estimates or surrogates for the fraction or number of disease cases that would be prevented by eliminating or reducing an exposure becaus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Global Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113321000183 |