Epistemology as health research propedeutics

被引:5
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作者
Ortega Calvo, Manuel [1 ]
Roman Torres, Pilar [1 ]
Lapetra Peralta, Jose [1 ]
机构
[1] Dist Sanitario Atenc Primaria Sevilla, Serv Andaluz Salud, Seville, Spain
关键词
Knowledge; Statistics; Bayes' theorem; Epidemiology; Philosophy; PUBLIC-HEALTH; STATISTICS;
D O I
10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.11.001
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
The present article advocates the need for epistemological training prior to the study of biostatistics and epidemiology. Taking Plato as the starting point, we reached this conclusion after analysis of the paradigm problems affecting biostatistics and the connotations of causality and research time in major epidemiological designs. External validity is intimately linked to the philosophical problem of induction. Evidence-based health could be renamed as "neopositive health" and could possibly have a French origin. (C) 2010 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
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页码:79 / 83
页数:5
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