School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Arch Iran Med. 2012 Oct;15(10):641-7.
This article provides an introduction to the meaning of causality in epidemiology and methods that epidemiologists use to distinguish causal associations from non-causal ones. Alternatives to causal association are discussed in detail. Hill's guidelines, set forth approximately 50 years ago, and more recent developments are reviewed. The role of religious and philosophic views in our understanding of causality is briefly discussed.
本文介绍了流行病学中因果关系的含义以及流行病学家用于区分因果关联与非因果关联的方法。详细讨论了因果关联的替代方法。回顾了大约 50 年前提出的希尔准则和最近的发展。简要讨论了宗教和哲学观点在我们对因果关系的理解中的作用。
