1- ¡Dear author, Your Observational study cannot prove causation: What was the contribution of this article on thinking around whether we ditch all causal language in observational studies?
¡What ideas do they provide regarding the ability for a researcher to address systematic confounding? ¡They did not raise the issue of Surrogate Measures for Chronic Diseases. Could this help build a causal argument through a mix of experimental evidence with surrogate outcomes and observational data that does a good job adjusting for confounding?
These questions for Causal interference file
Comic Article:
What are the short comings of their sampling strategy (online ranking list) particularly in light of the outcome (premature death) and the retrospective design?
What are at least 2 other critiques you have for this study?
Given these critiques what changes would you make to the design and/or sampling approaches?
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