Complex causal process diagrams for analyzing the health impacts of policy interventions.

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Published in Am J Public Health on January 31, 2006

Authors

Michael Joffe1, Jennifer Mindell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Pl, London W2 1PF, United Kingdom. m.joffe@imperial.ac.uk

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