Letter
par
Vanyukov, Michael M.
Date de publication
2021
Géographie
USA
Langue de la ressource
English
Texte disponible en version intégrale
Oui
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Non
Évalué par des pairs
Yes
L’objectif
This letter responds to the article by Reed et al. [1]. As indicated in its title, the study used "Mendelian randomization to explore the gateway hypothesis." There are reasons, however, why it failed to, and could not, reach its stated goal.
Constatations/points à retenir
The GH is merely an observation of a temporal order that is frequently found in the US population (but not, for instance, in Japan)
Mots clés
Evidence base
