The tale wagged by the DAG: broadening the scope of causal inference and explanation for epidemiology.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  International Journal of Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/ije/dyw114PMID 27694566
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