Yet another excellent article by Dr. Carl Phillips on the major issues surrounding the (mis)use of epidemiology with regard to smoking related deaths (and I assume illness can be applied as well).
Sunday Science Lesson: So how would you estimate how many deaths are caused by smoking? | Anti-THR Lies and related topics
No favorite quote on this one to summarize as the entire article really needs to be digested as a whole.
Sunday Science Lesson: So how would you estimate how many deaths are caused by smoking? | Anti-THR Lies and related topics
No favorite quote on this one to summarize as the entire article really needs to be digested as a whole.