Principles of reasoning in historical epidemiology

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 968-973

  Tulodziecki, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cholera; John Snow; medical reasoning; Mill's methods; no miracle argument

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL THINKING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LONDON; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84866662552     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01902.x     Document Type: Article

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