Causal or not: applying the Bradford Hill aspects of evidence to the association between Zika virus and microcephaly

While experts have suspected a causal link between outbreaks of Zika virus and microcephaly, it was not demonstrated. The currently available data are here organized into the Austin Bradford Hill's aspects of evidence for the consideration of causality. [Image: see text]

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Frank, Christina, Faber, Mirko, Stark, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26976611
http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201506058
Descripción
Sumario:While experts have suspected a causal link between outbreaks of Zika virus and microcephaly, it was not demonstrated. The currently available data are here organized into the Austin Bradford Hill's aspects of evidence for the consideration of causality. [Image: see text]

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