Scientific Standards in Epidemiologic Studies of the Menace of Daily Life

Many substances used in daily life, such as coffee, alcohol, and pharmaceutical treatment for hypertension, have been accused of ``menace'' in causing cancer or other major diseases. Although some of the accusations have subsequently been refuted or withdrawn, they have usually been based...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1988-12, Vol.242 (4883), p.1257-1263
Main Author: Feinstein, Alvan R.
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Alcohol drinking
Alcohols
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Cancer
Case control studies
Control groups
Cross-sectional studies
Epidemiologic studies
Epidemiological research
Epidemiology
Epidemiology - standards
Experimentation
General aspects
Health outcomes
Human experimentation in medicine
Human medical experimentation
Humans
Longitudinal method
Longitudinal studies
Medical sciences
Observational studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Questionnaires
Research Design
Risk Factors
Self-experimentation in medicine
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subjects Alcohol drinking
Alcohols
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Cancer
Case control studies
Control groups
Cross-sectional studies
Epidemiologic studies
Epidemiological research
Epidemiology
Epidemiology - standards
Experimentation
General aspects
Health outcomes
Human experimentation in medicine
Human medical experimentation
Humans
Longitudinal method
Longitudinal studies
Medical sciences
Observational studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Questionnaires
Research Design
Risk Factors
Self-experimentation in medicine
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