mechanism-based reasoning

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Mechanisms are arrangements of parts/features of an observed phenomena that describe a stable relationship between its ‘inputs’ and ‘outputs’. Mechanism-based reasoning makes claims about the functional relationship between inputs (e.g., an intervention) and patient-relevant outcomes, based on assumptions made about the mechanisms involved. Such reasoning will involve an inferential chain linking the intervention with a…