STRONG INFERENCE IN MECHANISTIC UROLITHIASIS - A TRIBUTE TO FINLAYSON,BIRDWELL BIOPHYSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

被引:3
作者
BROWN, CM [1 ]
PURICH, DL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FLORIDA,COLL MED,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,GAINESVILLE,FL 32610
关键词
INFERENCE; SCIENTIFIC METHOD; STRONG INFERENCE;
D O I
10.1016/S0272-6386(12)80640-8
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The career of Birdwell Finlayson was distinguished by his continual efforts at casting problems he encountered in urolithiasis in terms of relevant physical theory. His extensive background in biophysics qualified him uniquely for this task. He employed a process called “strong inference” as much as possible; this process was derived from a 1964 essay by John R. Platt, and it appears repeatedly as a guiding principle in Finlayson's research. © 1991, National Kidney Foundation, Inc.. All rights reserved.
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