Causal Inference in Public Health: A Call to Stop Causal Fishing Expeditions

Ali Al-kassab-Córdova; Percy Soto-Becerra

doi:10.1177/00333549251342034

Causal Inference in Public Health: A Call to Stop Causal Fishing Expeditions

Ali Al-kassab-Córdova
, Percy Soto-Becerra

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Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	427-431
Number of pages	5
Journal	Public Health Reports
Volume	140
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251342034
State	Indexed - 1 Sep 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

causal analysis
causal framework
causal inference
observational studies

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