Open AccessCausal Inference in the Face of Competing Events
Author(s) -
Jacqueline E Rudolph,
Catherine R. Lesko,
Ashley I. Naimi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current epidemiology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2196-2995
DOI - 10.1007/s40471-020-00240-7
Subject(s) - causal inference , inference , statistical inference , causal model , psychology , econometrics , computer science , statistics , economics , artificial intelligence , mathematics
Epidemiologists frequently must handle competing events, which prevent the event of interest from occurring. We review considerations for handling competing events when interpreting results causally.