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Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 171230 DOI： 10.1093/ije/4.3.159
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Epidemiol ISSN： 0300-5771 Impact factor: 7.196