Causal Inference
Contents
Page 1
Introduction
Learning Objectives
Page 2
Historical Views of Causation
Four Vital Humors
Miasmas
Germ Theory - Koch's Postulates
Webs of Causation
Page 3
What is a Cause?
Characteristics of a Cause
Risk Factors versus Causes
Hill's Criteria for Causality
Page 4
The Sufficient-Component Cause Model
A Sufficient Cause
Necessary Components
Features of the Sufficient-Component Cause Model
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