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The terms and concepts addressed in sections I – 1. 2, I – 2. 2, and I – 3. 2 above, are subject to criticism by academic physicians, philosophers of science, and statisticians, respectively, more than by epidemiological researchers. By contrast, the terms and concepts in this section – and in sections II – 3-4 and III – 2-4 – are, principally, for epidemiological researchers themselves to weigh and consider (cf. Preface). As in those sections above, an asterisk (*) attached to a term indicates its inclusion in the I.E.A. dictionary [4].
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Miettinen, O.S. (2011). Introductory Terms and Concepts. In: Epidemiological Research: Terms and Concepts. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1171-6_5
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