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Directed acyclic graph of the assumed relationships between exposure, outcome, confounders, and data missingness indicator. A and Y are the exposure and outcome respectively. 
are confounders of the association between A and Y, with E the variable that determined eligibility for the target trial. 
and 
are drivers of missing data in 
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