tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post4605271717457643545..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Treatments and payback curvesJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-67827608284079587592013-12-17T14:45:39.484-05:002013-12-17T14:45:39.484-05:00I think the big issue is determining the relation ...I think the big issue is determining the relation between the short term metric (blood pressure) and its causal role with events (myocardial infarct) was the target of both epidemiological studies and randomized trials. Nobody in education is willing to be as experimental as medicine (as we don't see representative sample randomization as feasible). Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.com