Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies

10/28/1998


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Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies

The five explanations when an association between coffee drinking and myocardial infarction (MI) is observed in a sample

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Strengthening the inference that an association has a cause-effect basis: ruling out spurious associations

Strengthening the inference that an association has a cause-effect basis: ruling out spurious associations

Strengthening the inference that an association has a cause-effect basis: ruling out other real associations

Strengthening the inference that an association has a cause-effect basis: ruling out other real associations

Design phase strategies for coping with confounders: Specification

Design phase strategies for coping with confounders: Matching

Design phase strategies for coping with confounders: Matching

Analysis phase strategies for coping with confounders: Stratification

Analysis phase strategies for coping with confounders: Statistical adjustment

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