Can the "specificity" of an association be rehabilitated as a basis for supporting a causal hypothesis?

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作者：

Weiss, NS ^{[1
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[1] Univ Washington, Dept Epidemiol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

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10.1097/00001648-200201000-00003

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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

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1004 ; 120402 ;

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