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Forensic epidemiology: a method for investigating and quantifying specific causation

verfasst von: Steven A. Koehler, Michael D. Freeman

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 2/2014

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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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Titel: Forensic epidemiology: a method for investigating and quantifying specific causation
verfasst von: Steven A. Koehler
Michael D. Freeman
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2014
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9513-8

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