title: Biologic plausibility in causal inference: current method and practice.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7105, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weed
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hursting
mesh_terms: D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000639:trends; D015984:Causality; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011634:Public Health; D012107:Research Design; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects