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Learn about target trial emulation, a methodological approach that helps researchers design observational studies to mimic randomized controlled trials when such trials are not feasible or ethical. This 11-minute lecture explains how target trial emulation allows for more rigorous causal inference from observational data by carefully specifying the protocol elements that would be present in an ideal randomized trial.
