Causal inference—so much more than statistics
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Causal inference—so much more than statistics Neil Pearce* and Debbie A Lawlor Department of Medical Statistics and Centre for Global NCDs, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK and School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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