title: Causal inference and the relevance of social epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Population Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. oakes@epi.umn.edu
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D019370:Observation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D012962:Sociology, Medical / Q000379:methods*