Causal Inference in Retrospective Studies
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation Review
- Vol. 12 (3) , 203-231
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841x8801200301
Abstract
The problem of drawing causal inferences from retrospective case-control studies is considered. A model for causal inference in prospective studies is reviewed and then applied to retrospective studies. The limitations of case-control studies are formulated in terms of the level of causally relevant parameters that can be estimated in such studies. An example using data from a large retrospective study of coffee-drinking and myocardial infarctions is used to illustrate the ideas of the article.Keywords
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