Directed acyclic graphs: A tool to identify confounders in orthodontic research, Part I.
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
Thikriat S
TS
Al-Jewair
Associate Editor of Statistics and Research Design; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, School of Dental Medicine/Medical Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; private practice, Corfu, Greece.
Nikolaos
N
Pandis
Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Kang
YK
Tu
D015984:Causality; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D018865:Dental Research; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009970:Orthodontics; D015983:Selection Bias; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric