A cautionary note on the use of Mendelian randomization to infer causation in observational epidemiology

Murielle Bochud; Arnaud Chioléro; Robert C. Elston; Fred Paccaud

doi:10.1093/ije/dym186

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Mendelian randomizationObservational studyCausationEpidemiologyCausal inferenceMedicineCausality (physics)BiologyGeneticsPathologyPhilosophyEpistemology

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CausalityEpidemiologic MethodsHumansObservationRandom Allocation

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Year: 2007
Type: letter
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 414-416
Citations: 31
Access: Closed

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                                    Murielle Bochud, 
                                
                                    Arnaud Chioléro, 
                                
                                    Robert C. Elston
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            A cautionary note on the use of Mendelian randomization to infer causation in observational epidemiology. 
                            International Journal of Epidemiology
                            , 37
                            (2)
                            , 414-416.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym186
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym186
PMID: 17881410

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