Mackenbach Johan P
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2004 Sep;58(9):734-7. doi: 10.1136/jech.2003.016139.
Quantitative methods are central to public health and public health research. The historical roots and philosophical foundations of this predilection for the quantitative, however, are little known and seldom discussed.
定量方法是公共卫生和公共卫生研究的核心。然而,这种对定量方法的偏好的历史根源和哲学基础却鲜为人知且很少被讨论。