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A typology of four notions of confounding in epidemiology

Confounding is a major concern in epidemiology. Despite its significance, the different notions of confounding have not been fully appreciated in the literature, leading to confusion of causal concepts in epidemiology. In this article, we aim to highlight the importance of differentiating between th...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Etsuji, Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu, Tsuda, Toshihide, Yamamoto, Eiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28142011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je.2016.09.003