Figure 1.
A) Directed acyclic graph (DAG) 1A, in which a single exposure (E) causes a single underlying abnormality (A) that causes both outcomes (S1 and S2). B) DAG 1B, in which a shared cause (Us) of S1 and S2 is added to DAG 1A.
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