In 1965, Sir Austin Bradford Hill proposed guidelines for assessing causality from epidemiological studies. His intention was not for these guidelines to be used in a rigid manner but rather to be used generally to help in the assessment of disease causation. In recent years, other causal models have been developed, including the Rothman sufficient-component cause model and the web of causation.
find an epidemiological research article that uses one of the models of causation discussed in the Learning Resources.
Do you agree with the author's choice of causal model? Why or why not? Provide evidence to support your assessment.
What are the implications for public health policy, given the evidence for causality presented in the article?