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[Causality and epidemiology].

R Barradas Barata1

  • 1Department of Social Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo.

Historia, Ciencias, Saude--Manguinhos
|January 1, 1997
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This study explores the historical evolution of causality in epidemiology, highlighting a current paradigm crisis. It proposes complexity theory as a foundation for a new epidemiological framework.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Philosophy of Science

Context:

  • Examines the philosophical and historical underpinnings of causality in epidemiology.
  • Traces the evolution of the concept of cause within the scientific discipline of epidemiology.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the historical development of epidemiological thought on causality.
  • To identify the current paradigm crisis in 20th-century epidemiology.
  • To explore potential solutions including social epidemiology, Popperian criticism, and molecular biology.

Summary:

  • Reviews philosophical interpretations of causality and their influence on epidemiology.
  • Details the historical trajectory of epidemiological causality concepts.
  • Critically assesses the current state of epidemiological paradigms and proposes complexity theory as a way forward.

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Impact:

  • Suggests a new theoretical direction for epidemiology based on complexity theory.
  • Provides a historical and philosophical context for understanding current epidemiological challenges.
  • Offers potential pathways to resolve the paradigm crisis in epidemiological research.