The poverty of epidemiology
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The indiscriminate use of epidemiological methods and its widening scope of research topics have been observed in the scientific community. As a result, the number of contradicting findings proliferate, resulting in an alarming confusion among laymen and the scientific community. The current situation was associated with the disparity between the increasing number of epidemiologists and the dearth of problems soluble by research methods. As such, discriminate use of epidemiology has been proposed in order to, once again, produce accurate and reliable scientific evidences.
Publication Name: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0031-5982
Year: 1992
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The abuse of language and logic in epidemiology
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The misuse of language in epidemiological research has contributed to the decline of trustworthy and accurate health information. Risk factor calculations reveal illogical inferences which render misleading information resulting to unnecessary public confusion. Research illustrating such instances have been cited. Such abuse of language and logic in epidemiology, exacerbated by extensive propaganda, is a major threat to public health. Thus, epidemiologists are urged to be more careful in research analysis.
Publication Name: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0031-5982
Year: 1992
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Use of two-segmented logistic regression to estimate change-points in epidemiological studies
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Epidemiologic studies are often designed to explore the relation between a continuous exposure variable and the disease risk. However, dose response changes when the exposure variable reaches the threshold level, better known as change-point. In a study, researchers introduced a two-segmented logistic regression mode. The performance of this model is explored through simulation.
Publication Name: American Journal of Epidemiology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9262
Year: 1998
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