The (mis)estimation of neighborhood effects: causal inference for a practicable social epidemiology.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on May 01, 2004

Authors

J Michael Oakes1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Epidemiology and Population Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. oakes@epi.umn.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Blood Pressure-Improving Control Among Alaska Native People" (BP-ICAN) (CHAR2) | NCT03872856

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