Assessing dynamic treatment strategies

• Published in: Causality Vol. 986; pp. 85 - 100
• Main Authors: Berzuini, Carlo, Dawid, Philip, Didelez, Vanessa
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Wiley 2012; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Subjects: descriptive versus causal inference; distinction embodied in ‘regime indicator’, regime, ‘obs’ or ‘ex’, in operation; dynamic treatment strategies, HIV, AAA; MATHEMATICS; probability models, ‘obs’ and ‘ex’ model; Robins G‐computation algorithm, sequential treatment; sequential data‐gathering and decision‐making processes; sequential plan identifiability, and ‘causal DAG’; sequential randomization condition, and ‘stability’ assumption; treatment plan effects, identifiability; ‘experimental regime’ modalities, environmental and technological
• ISBN: 0470665564; 9780470665565
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119945710.ch8

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Motivating example Descriptive versus causal inference Notation and problem definition HIV example continued Latent variables Conditions for sequential plan identifiability Graphical representations of dynamic plans Abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance Statistical inference and computation Transparent actions Refinements Discussion Acknowledgements References