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  "path": "/t/thinking-clearly-about-association-studies-risk-factors-and-causal-salad-included/28679#post_14",
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  "textContent": "I don’t see this as a problem. I would not be trying to learn that a specific factor is what causes a treatment to be selected but rather (1) how non-random is the treatment choice and (2) what are the biggest players in predicting treatment choice. The latter could be deemed an association study.",
  "title": "Thinking Clearly about Association Studies (Risk Factors and Causal Salad included)"
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