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Causal inference based on counterfactuals
BACKGROUND: The counterfactual or potential outcome model has become increasingly standard for causal inference in epidemiological and medical studies. DISCUSSION: This paper provides an overview on the counterfactual and related approaches. A variety of conceptual as well as practical issues when e...
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BioMed Central
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1239917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16159397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-5-28 |