%0 Journal Article %1 Hernan2016a %A Hernán, Miguel A. %D 2016 %J Annals of epidemiology %K Causalinference Consistency Counterfactuals Potentialoutcomes Well-definedinterventions %N 10 %P 674-680 %R 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.08.016 %T Does water kill? A call for less casual causal inferences. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641316 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC5207342 %V 26 %X "Can this number be interpreted as a causal effect?" is a key question for scientists and decision makers. The potential outcomes approach, a quantitative counterfactual theory, describes conditions under which the question can be answered affirmatively. This article reviews one of those conditions, known as consistency, and its implications for real world decisions.

@article{Hernan2016a, abstract = {"Can this number be interpreted as a causal effect?" is a key question for scientists and decision makers. The potential outcomes approach, a quantitative counterfactual theory, describes conditions under which the question can be answered affirmatively. This article reviews one of those conditions, known as consistency, and its implications for real world decisions.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {Hernán, Miguel A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2133d62c7abf31b03604bb075c3218727/jepcastel}, doi = {10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.08.016}, interhash = {982834dcd59b3d2981175470c5900f79}, intrahash = {133d62c7abf31b03604bb075c3218727}, issn = {1873-2585}, journal = {Annals of epidemiology}, keywords = {Causalinference Consistency Counterfactuals Potentialoutcomes Well-definedinterventions}, note = {Causalitat; Observacionals}, number = 10, pages = {674-680}, pmid = {27641316}, timestamp = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, title = {Does water kill? A call for less casual causal inferences.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641316 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC5207342}, volume = 26, year = 2016 }