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ReviewForensic science, medicine, and pathology2014

Forensic epidemiology: a method for investigating and quantifying specific causation.

Steven A Koehler, Michael D Freeman

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Review in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. INFERENCE: An Evidence-Based Approach for Medicolegal Causal Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
    Article
  3. Medial Branch Blocks for Diagnosis of Facet Joint Pain Etiology and Use in Chronic Pain Litigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
    Review
  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Steven A KoehlerForensic Medical Investigations, 209 Woodbridge Dr., Pittsburgh, PA, 15237, USA, sakoehler100@hotmail.com.
Michael D Freeman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of forensic epidemiology was initially introduced as a systematic approach to the investigation of acts of bioterrorism. In recent years, however, the applications of forensic epidemiology have expanded greatly, covering a wide range of medicolegal issues routinely encountered in both criminal and civil court settings. Forensic epidemiology provides a method of evaluating causation in groups and individuals based in the application of the Hill Criteria, with conclusions given in terms of relative or comparative risk, or as a Probability of Causation. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview of the methods and applications of forensic epidemiology.

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CausalityEpidemiologic MethodsForensic MedicineCarcinogens, EnvironmentalCause of DeathEnvironmental ExposureHumansMalpracticeModels, StatisticalPharmacovigilanceProbabilityProfessional RoleWounds and InjuriesCarcinogens, Environmental

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