Causal inference for continuous-time processes when covariates are observed only at discrete times
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Causal Inference for Continuous-time Processes When Covariates Are Observed Only at Discrete Times.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Statistics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-5364
DOI: 10.1214/10-aos830