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Sources of evidence for mechanisms
| Direct manipulation: eg, in vitro or ex vivo experiments |
| Direct observation: eg, biomedical imaging, autopsy |
| Clinical studies: eg, RCTs, observational studies, case reports |
| Confirmed theory: eg, biochemistry |
| Analogy: eg, animal experiments |
| Simulation: eg, agent‐based models |
