Relation of probability of causation to relative risk and doubling dose
A methodologic error that has become a social problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11040016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sander Greenland (0000-0003-4364-3279, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1166-1169 |
| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.89.8.1166 |
| PMID | 10432900 |
| OpenAlex | W2152044468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
Epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and health physicists frequently serve as expert consultants to lawyers, courts, and administrators. One of the most common errors committed by experts is to equate, without qualification, the attributable fraction estimated from epidemiologic data to the probability of causation requested by courts and administrators. This error has become so pervasive that it has been incorporated into judicial precedents and legislation. This commentary provides a brief overview of the error and the context in which it arises
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |