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From that link:

“A large retrospective cohort study found a significant association of mercury based fillings with the development of Parkinson's disease.”

(Reference to 2000 - 2008 study in Taiwan.)



How many diseases did they significance test? What's the causal mechanism? Was there a proportional response, or was the causal variable thresholded arbitrarily?




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