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An introduction to instrumental variable assumptions, validation and estimation

The instrumental variable method has been employed within economics to infer causality in the presence of unmeasured confounding. Emphasising the parallels to randomisation may increase understanding of the underlying assumptions within epidemiology. An instrument is a variable that predicts exposur...

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Autor principal: Lousdal, Mette Lise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5776781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12982-018-0069-7