Popper's Philosophy for Epidemiologists
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This paper discusses the application of Popper's philosophy to epidemiological research, examining in particular the problems of replication without risk of refutation, of mistaking statistical sophistication for deductive inference, and of dealing with causality at a general level. An example is given of a Popperian approach to the test of a causal hypothesis concerning cancer of the cervix.
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Adult, Multiple Sclerosis, Adolescent, Epidemiology, Mental Disorders, Science, Age Factors, Coitus, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Coronary Disease, Environmental Exposure, Herpesviridae Infections, Religion and Sex, United States, Philosophy, Social Class, Jews, Humans, Female, Israel, Epidemiologic Methods
Adult, Multiple Sclerosis, Adolescent, Epidemiology, Mental Disorders, Science, Age Factors, Coitus, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Coronary Disease, Environmental Exposure, Herpesviridae Infections, Religion and Sex, United States, Philosophy, Social Class, Jews, Humans, Female, Israel, Epidemiologic Methods
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