The Causal Mediation Formula—A Guide to the Assessment of Pathways and Mechanisms

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  2012

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  Prevention Science

• Publication date

  2012-03-15

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  Mathematics, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s11121-011-0270-1PMID 22419385
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