Applied mediation analyses: a review and tutorial

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Applied mediation analyses : a review and tutorial. / Lange, Theis; Hansen, Kim Wadt; Sørensen, Rikke; Galatius, Søren.

I: Epidemiology and health, Bind 39, e2017035, 06.08.2017, s. 1-13.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Lange, T, Hansen, KW, Sørensen, R & Galatius, S 2017, 'Applied mediation analyses: a review and tutorial', Epidemiology and health, bind 39, e2017035, s. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017035

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Lange, T., Hansen, K. W., Sørensen, R., & Galatius, S. (2017). Applied mediation analyses: a review and tutorial. Epidemiology and health, 39, 1-13. [e2017035]. https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017035

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Lange T, Hansen KW, Sørensen R, Galatius S. Applied mediation analyses: a review and tutorial. Epidemiology and health. 2017 aug. 6;39:1-13. e2017035. https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017035

Author

Lange, Theis ; Hansen, Kim Wadt ; Sørensen, Rikke ; Galatius, Søren. / Applied mediation analyses : a review and tutorial. I: Epidemiology and health. 2017 ; Bind 39. s. 1-13.

Bibtex

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