Comment: Causal Inference in the Medical Area
Edward L. Korn
Source: Statist. Sci. Volume 21, Number 3
(2006), 310-312.
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Permanent link to this document: http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ss/1166642431
Digital Object Identifier: doi:10.1214/088342306000000286
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet): MR2339126
Zentralblatt MATH identifier: 06075097
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