Rebuilding public health on more than thoughts and prayers
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Public health reasoning: much more than deduction
The deductive paradigm has produced notable successes in epidemiology and public health. But while deductive logic has made a substantial contribution to the public health field, it must be recognized that there are also limits to that contribution. This report examines one such limit: the need for non-deductive models in public health reasoning. The findings of a study of public health reasoni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.17269/s41997-021-00529-0