A cautionary note on the use of Mendelian randomization to infer causation in observational epidemiology

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Bochud, Murielle [1 ]
Chiolero, Arnaud [1 ]
Elston, Robert C. [2 ]
Paccaud, Fred [1 ]
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[1] Univ Inst Social & Prevent Med, Community Prevent Unit, Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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10.1093/ije/dym186
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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