000			02980cam a2200457 a 4500
001			11371901
003			US-DLC
005			20161026151748.0
008			121107s2013 ctua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2012045173
015			_aGBB328804 _2bnb
016	7		_a101595455 _2DNLM
016	7		_a016307581 _2Uk
020			_z9780300188844 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_z0300188846 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9780300216837 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn882204513
035			_a11371901
040			_aDNLM/DLC _beng _cDLC _dYDX _dNLM _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBDX _dUKMGB _dOCLCO _dCDX _dTWC _dMOF _dOCLCF _dAUG _dCHVBK _dGTA _dCUD _dCtY
042			_apcc
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050	0	0	_aRB151 _b.B73 2013
100	1		_aBracken, Michael B., _d1942-
245	1	0	_aRisk, chance, and causation : _binvestigating the origins and treatment of disease / _cMichael B. Bracken.
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _cc2013.
300			_axiii, 330 p. : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index.
505	0		_aRisk, 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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aDiseases _xCauses and theories of causation.
650	1	0	_aDiseases _xetiology.
650	2	2	_aRisk Factors.
650	2	0	_aTherapeutics.
655		0	_2local _94 _aPrint books.
942			_2lcc _cBOOKS
264			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _cc2013.
999			_c311134 _d311134