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(2011) Explanation, prediction, and confirmation, Dordrecht, Springer.
In a classic 1965 paper, Bradford Hill set out his famous viewpoints – explicitly not "criteria" – as a guide to inferring causation from association. It was written very much in a practical style on the basis of his rich experience, without any attempt at a profound conceptual analysis. This paper sets out a view of causality, and attempts to make the case that it provides a systematic rationale for these viewpoints, or at least is compatible with them.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1180-8_11
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Joffe, M. (2011)., Causality and evidence discovery in epidemiology, in D. Dieks, S. Hartmann, T. Uebel, M. Weber & W. J. González (eds.), Explanation, prediction, and confirmation, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 153-166.