Causality, mathematical models and statistical association: Dismantling evidence-based medicine

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Thompson, R Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causality; Evidence based medicine; Mathematical model; Randomized controlled trial; Scientific theory

Indexed keywords

EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; VALIDITY;

CANADA; CAUSALITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950486754     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01383.x     Document Type: Review

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