02980cam a2200457 a 4500 11371901 US-DLC 20161026151748.0 121107s2013 ctua b 001 0 eng 2012045173 GBB328804 bnb 101595455 DNLM 016307581 Uk 9780300188844 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300188846 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300216837 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn882204513 11371901 DNLM/DLC eng DLC YDX NLM YDXCP BTCTA BDX UKMGB OCLCO CDX TWC MOF OCLCF AUG CHVBK GTA CUD CtY pcc Alfaisal Main Library RB151 .B73 2013 Bracken, Michael B., 1942- Risk, chance, and causation : investigating the origins and treatment of disease / Michael B. Bracken. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2013. xiii, 330 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index. Risk, chance, and causation: investigating the origins and treatment of disease -- Chance and randomness -- Risk -- Randomization and clinical trials -- More trials and some tribulations -- Harm -- Screening, diagnosis, and prognosis -- A statistical sojourn -- Disease clusters -- Genetics and the genome -- The study of mankind is man: reflections on animal research -- Celebrity trumps science -- Replication and pooling -- Bias in publication and reporting -- Causes -- Ultimate causation. "The press and other media constantly report news stories about dangerous chemicals in the environment, miracle cures, the safety of therapeutic treatments, and potential cancer-causing agents. But what exactly is actually meant by "increased risk" should we worry if we are told that we are at twice the risk of developing an illness? And how do we interpret "reduced risk" to properly assess the benefits of noisily touted dietary supplements? Demonstrating the difficulty of separating the hype from the hypothesis, noted epidemiologist Michael Bracken clearly communicates how clinical epidemiology works. Using everyday terms, Bracken describes how professional scientists approach questions of disease causation and therapeutic efficacy to provide readers with the tools to help them understand whether warnings of environmental risk are truly warranted, or if claims of therapeutic benefit are justified."--Provided by publisher. Diseases Causes and theories of causation. Diseases etiology. Risk Factors. Therapeutics. local 4 Print books. lcc BOOKS New Haven : Yale University Press, c2013. 311134 311134 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2016-08-08 0 RB151 .B73 2013 AU0000000005148 2016-08-08 00:00:00 215.00 2016-08-08 BOOKS