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Mechanisms and the Evidence Hierarchy
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Metadata
- Authors
- Clarke, B., Gillies, D., Illari, P., Russo, F., & Williamson, J.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- University of Kent (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Illari, Phyllis
- Venue
- Topoi
- Published
- 2013-12-03
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 339-360
- ISSN
- 0167-7411 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-8749
- OpenAlex
- W1965394391
- Cited by
- 253
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 70.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Topoi (publishedVersion)
- Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Vlaamse regering
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/J011185/1)
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Keywords
- evidence hierarchy, evidence-based medicine, causal claims, causal inference
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