Reducing bias through directed acyclic graphs.

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Published in BMC Med Res Methodol on October 30, 2008

Authors

Ian Shrier1, Robert W Platt

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. ian.shrier@mcgill.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Pediatric Hypertension and the Renin-Angiotensin SystEm (PHRASE) (PHRASE) | NCT04752293

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