The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology
A historical review places the first registers of Epidemiology in ancient Greece, with Hippocrates, who identified environmental causes of diseases. Along the centuries, the evolution of the causation concept started to be related to changes in scientific paradigms. In London, during the 17th centur...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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| Online Access: | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/996-Einsteinv6n3p374-7.pdf |