WHEN GENIUS ERRS - FISHER,R.A. AND THE LUNG-CANCER CONTROVERSY

被引:49
作者
STOLLEY, PD
机构
[1] Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philaiaphia, PA 19104-6095
关键词
EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; 20TH CENT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; STATISTICS;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115904
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
R.A. Fisher's work on lung cancer and smoking is critically reviewed. The controversy is placed in the context of his career and personality. Although Fisher made invaluable contributions to the field of statistics, his analysis of the causal association between lung cancer and smoking was flawed by an unwillingness to examine the entire body of data available and prematurely drawn conclusions. His views may also have been influenced by personal and professional conflicts, by his work as a consultant to the tobacco industry, and by the fact that he was himself a smoker.
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页码:416 / 425
页数:10
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