Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (71)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by BUCK, C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by BUCK, C.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© 1975 Oxford University Press

research-article

Popper's Philosophy for Epidemiologists

CAROL BUCK1

1Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Western Ontario London 72, Canada

This paper discusses the application of Popper's philosophy to epidemiological research, examining in particular the problems of replication without risk of refutation, of mistaking statistical sophistication for deductive inference, and of deeling with causality at a general levol. An example is given of a Popperian approach to the test of a causal hypothesis concerning cancer of the corvix.

Received 7 April 1975


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Epidemiol. Community HealthHome page
E. Koch, A. Otarola, and A. Kirschbaum
A landmark for popperian epidemiology: refutation of the randomised Aldactone evaluation study
J. Epidemiol. Community Health, November 1, 2005; 59(11): 1000 - 1006.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Science Technology Human ValuesHome page
O. Amsterdamska
Demarcating Epidemiology
Science Technology Human Values, January 1, 2005; 30(1): 17 - 51.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Public HealthHome page
L. S. Wakschlag, K. E. Pickett, E. Cook Jr, N. L. Benowitz, and B. L. Leventhal
Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Severe Antisocial Behavior in Offspring: A Review
Am J Public Health, June 1, 2002; 92(6): 966 - 974.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am J EpidemiolHome page
W. Winkelstein Jr.
From the Editor
Am. J. Epidemiol., February 15, 2002; 155(4): 385 - 385.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 JBJSHome page
R. M. SZABO
Current Concepts Review - Principles of Epidemiology for the Orthopaedic Surgeon
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., January 1, 1998; 80(1): 111 - 20.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.