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J Epidemiol Community Health 59:512-516 doi:10.1136/jech.2004.027524
  • Theory and methods

A philosophical analysis of the Hill criteria

Table 1

 Strength of the association (Ψ) between A and E depending on the occurrence of X and Y

P(Y)→0 P(Y)→1
P(X)→0 Ψ→1+P(X)/P(Y) Ψ→1
P(X)→1 Ψ→∞ Ψ→1

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