Consistency of causal claims in observational studies: a review of papers published in a general medical journal.

Olarte Parra C, Bertizzolo L, Schroter S, Dechartres A, Goetghebeur E

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043339
Published: 2021 May 20
Container: BMJ open
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043339,
  title = {Consistency of causal claims in observational studies: a review of papers published in a general medical journal.},
  author = {Olarte Parra C and Bertizzolo L and Schroter S and Dechartres A and Goetghebeur E},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043339},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043339}
}

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C, O. P., L, B., S, S., A, D., & E, G. (2021). Consistency of causal claims in observational studies: a review of papers published in a general medical journal.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043339

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