Heeding the call for less casual causal inferences: the utility of realized (quantitative) causal effects

Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Jun;27(6):402-405. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.05.012. Epub 2017 May 17.

Authors

Sharon Schwartz¹, Nicolle M Gatto², Ulka B Campbell²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Electronic address: Sbs5@columbia.edu.
² Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Epidemiology, Worldwide Safety and Regulatory, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY.

PMID: 28641760
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.05.012

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Causality*
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Epidemiologic Research Design*
Epidemiologic Studies*
Humans