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The phrase "a temporal relationship could" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential for a relationship between events or phenomena over time.
Example: "In this study, we hypothesize that a temporal relationship could exist between the increase in temperature and the rate of species extinction."
Alternatives: "a time-based relationship might" or "a chronological connection could".
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Finally, due to the nature of observational studies, a temporal relationship could not be determined.
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The study was conducted with a certain limitation: due to the cross-sectional nature of this study temporal relationship couldn't be established between the explanatory and outcome variable.
Secondly, the temporal relationship could not be established due to the nature of a cross-sectional study design.
The observations only represent one specific point in time; a temporal relationship with long-term outcomes could not be determined.
Due to the cross sectional nature of the study we could not assess a temporal relationship and therefore we are not able to establish causal relationships.
They found a temporal relationship: smoking preceded cancer.
A temporal relationship exists.
Evidence is increasing for a temporal relationship.
Any putative effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on mental health could be short term 40 and if this is the case, traditional approaches to establishing causality, in particular demonstrating a temporal relationship over prolonged periods, may be inappropriate.
In particular, we were not able to establish a temporal relationship (and potentially causal-effect relationship) between complications and mortality.
A temporal relationship between sleep problems and completed suicide has also been observed in adolescents [ 18].
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