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The authors respond to Egilman.

Dr. Egilman highlights the need for testing of chemicals prior to their use by workers and consumption by the public [Egilman, 2014]. We agree that the demonstrated toxicity of diacetyl illustrates the need for testing and great vigilance regarding diacetyl substitutes, other flavoring chemicals, and chemicals involved in flavor manufacture, and that such an approach would better ensure the saf...

Debating The Supply Of Physicans : The Authors Respond

The Authors Respond COMMENTS FROM THE AUTHORS ABOUT THE SEVEN COMMENTARIES

ASPECTS of writing a paper is reviewing the comments made by one’s peers. The responses to our paper were thoughtful and insightful; in fact, they stimulated us to clarify the concepts and to better explain our analyses of the health system. We have learned a great deal from this work, and continue to learn from our observations of how the healthcare system is changing, and developing in respon...

The authors respond to "structural equation models and epidemiologic analysis".

Dr. VanderWeele has provided an insightful commentary (1) on our article (2) on the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) as a tool for epidemiologic analysis. In his commentary, he illustrates the degree to which strong assumptions are made when conducting SEM analyses. For example, as described for regression analysis, linearity assumptions are made across all relations with the outcome v...

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