Probabilities and health risks: a qualitative approach
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Probabilities and Health Risks
Health risks, defined in terms of the probability that an individual will suffer a particular type of adverse health event within a given time period, can be understood as referencing either natural entities or complex patterns of belief which incorporate the observer's values and knowledge, the position adopted in the present paper. The subjectivity inherent in judgements about adversity and t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Social Science & Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(98)00205-6