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Multifactorial Causation

Multifactorial Causation is a theoretical framework in disease etiology that posits the development of a disease as the result of the interplay between multiple genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, distinguishing it from unifactorial models by emphasizing the additive or interactive contribution of diverse risk elements.

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Bringing context back into epidemiology: variables and fallacies in multilevel analysis.

Ana V. Diez–Roux · American Journal of Public Health · 1998 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Review

Niloofar Afari, Dedra Buchwald · American Journal of Psychiatry · 2003 · 691 citations

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Contribution of life events to causation of psychiatric illness

Eugene S. Paykel · Psychological Medicine · 1978 · 374 citations

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Predisposing and Precipitating Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients

Sharon K. Inouye · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders · 1999 · 353 citations

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Fat Embolism Prophylaxis with Corticosteroids

Steven A. Schonfeld, Yongyudh Ploysongsang, Ralph DiLisio et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1983 · 344 citations

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  1. CR
    C. Robert Cloninger

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    5 publications · 652 citations

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  2. TR
    Theodore Reich

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    5 publications · 652 citations

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  3. FL
    Frank Lobbezoo

    Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 78 citations

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  4. HW
    Harry W. Haverkos

    National Institute on Drug Abuse, United States

    3 publications · 185 citations

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  5. JT
    Jacqueline T. Hecht

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    3 publications · 111 citations

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  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    768 citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    527 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    285 citations

  4. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    1K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    918 citations

  6. Umeå University

    Umeå, Sweden

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    546 citations

  7. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    741 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    30 publications

    3.4K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 69 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    8 publications · 451 citations

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  3. American Journal of Epidemiology

    AJE · 6 publications · 346 citations

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  4. JAMA

    5 publications · 356 citations

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  5. Perspectives in biology and medicine

    5 publications · 215 citations

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