R0050/2026-03-31-02/Q002/SRC03
Bradford Hill criteria — nine viewpoints for causal inference in epidemiology
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Bradford Hill criteria |
| Publisher |
Wikipedia (referencing Hill 1965) |
| Author(s) |
Sir Austin Bradford Hill (original) |
| Date |
1965 (original); current Wikipedia article |
| URL |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Hill_criteria |
| Type |
Reference article (secondary source for 1965 primary) |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
Medium-High |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Well-established framework from 1965, widely cited; Wikipedia article accurately represents the original |
| Relevance |
Directly relevant as a structured evidence evaluation methodology for causal inference |
| Bias flags |
No significant concerns |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC03-E01 |
Nine viewpoints for causal inference — mostly captured by GRADE methodology |