Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Eur Urol. 2023 Aug;84(2):147-151. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.027. Epub 2023 Jun 5.
Observational studies often dance around the issue of causality. We propose guidelines to ensure that papers refer to whether or not the study aim is to investigate causality, and suggest language to use and language to avoid.
观察性研究常常回避因果关系问题。我们提出了一些指导方针,以确保论文中提到研究目的是否是为了调查因果关系,并提出了应使用和避免使用的语言。