Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods

• Main Authors: Colin L. Soskolne (Author), Shira Kramer (Author), Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla (Author), Daniele Mandrioli (Author), Jennifer Sass (Author), Michael Gochfeld (Author), Carl F. Cranor (Author), Shailesh Advani (Author), Lisa A. Bero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Critical knowledge of what we know about health and disease, risk factors, causation, prevention, and treatment, derives from epidemiology. Unfortunately, its methods and language can be misused and improperly applied. A repertoire of methods, techniques, arguments, and tactics a...