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Causality
Definition 1
The principle that a relationship exists between a primary entity A, or cause, and the occurrence of a secondary entity B, or effect. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The judgment of relatedness between an adverse event and an activity or observation result. EXAMPLE(S): The observation result of "diabetes" is assessed to have caused the AE. The activity of administering a concomitant medication is assessed to have caused the AE. The activity of administering the study drug is assessed to have caused the AE. (NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
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