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Direct Causation

Direct Causation is a causal relationship in homicide law wherein the defendant's action is the immediate and proximate cause of death without any independent intervening events breaking the chain of causation.

247

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28.9K

Citations

672

Authors

363

Institutions

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2017–2026

58

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Publications

247

‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?*

George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2003 · 6.4K citations

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Mendelian randomization: Using genes as instruments for making causal inferences in epidemiology

Debbie A. Lawlor, Roger Harbord, Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · Statistics in Medicine · 2007 · 5K citations

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Wealthier is Healthier

Lant Pritchett, Lawrence H. Summers · The Journal of Human Resources · 1996 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Causation as Influence

David Lewis · The Journal of Philosophy · 2000 · 922 citations

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Review of 30 Years of Longitudinal Studies on the Association Between Job Insecurity and Health and Well‐Being: Is There Causal Evidence?

Hans De Witte, Jaco Pienaar, Nele De Cuyper · Australian Psychologist · 2016 · 620 citations

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Authors

672

  1. GD
    George Davey Smith

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 11.6K citations

    5

    h-index

  2. BG
    Børge G. Nordestgaard

    Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

    4 publications · 402 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. AT
    Anne Tybjærg‐Hansen

    Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

    3 publications · 320 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. MB
    Marianne Benn

    Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

    3 publications · 208 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. MM
    M. Maria Glymour

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    3 publications · 247 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

363

  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    31.6K citations

  2. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    795 citations

  5. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    760 citations

  6. Copenhagen University Hospital

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    432 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 369 citations

    7

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 152 citations

    6

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  3. Canadian Journal of Philosophy

    CJP · 4 publications · 99 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Epidemiology

    4 publications · 7.1K citations

    4

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  5. Philosophical Studies

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

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