Estimating the Causal Impact of Proximity to Gold and Copper Mines on Respiratory Diseases in Chilean Children: An Application of Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation
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children; respiratory health; environmental public health; TMLE; machine learning; causal inference; Chile;All these keywords.
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