Evaluating Evidence of Mechanisms in Medicine : Principles and Procedures / / by Veli-Pekka Parkkinen, Christian Wallmann, Michael Wilde, Brendan Clarke, Phyllis Illari, Michael P Kelly, Charles Norell, Federica Russo, Beth Shaw, Jon Williamson |
Autore | Parkkinen Veli-Pekka |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 125 p. 14 illus.) |
Disciplina | 610.1 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Medicine - Philosophy
Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy of Medicine Epistemology |
ISBN | 3-319-94610-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is a mechanism? -- 1.2 Where does evidence of a mechanism come from? -- 1.3 Why consider evidence of mechanisms? -- 1.3.1 Evaluating efficacy -- 1.3.2 Evaluating external validity -- 1.3.3 Other questions -- 1.3.4 Importance of considering evidence of mechanisms -- 2 How to consider evidence of mechanisms: a summary -- 2.1 Questions to address -- 2.2 Quality level of evidence and status of claim -- 2.3 Identifying evidence of mechanisms in the literature -- 2.4 Evaluating evidence of mechanisms -- 2.5 Using evidence of mechanisms to evaluate causal claims -- 2.6 Overall approach -- 3 Identifying evidence of mechanisms in the literature -- 3.1 Hypothesize a mechanism -- 3.2 Search the literature -- 3.3 Identify the evidence most relevant to the mechanism hypothesis -- 3.4 Presenting the evidence of mechanisms -- 4 Evaluating evidence of mechanisms -- 4.1 Considerations for evaluating evidence of mechanism -- 4.2 Presenting quality of evidence of mechanisms -- 5 Using evidence of mechanisms to evaluate efficacy and external validity -- 5.1 Efficacy -- 5.2 External validity -- 6 Glossary -- 7 References -- 8 Acknowledgements -- 9 Appendix A. A critical appraisal tool for evidence of mechanisms -- 10 Appendix B. GRADE tables with mechanism assessment -- 11 Appendix C: Databases for evidence of mechanisms -- 12 Appendix D: Assessing exposures -- 12.1 Example: carcinogenicity of benzo[a]pyrene -- 12.2 Comparison to IARC -- 12.3 Molecular epidemiology -- 12.4 Comparison to SYRINA. |
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Parkkinen Veli-Pekka | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evidential pluralism in the social sciences / / Yafeng Shan, Jon Williamson |
Autore | Shan Yafeng |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
Disciplina | 300.72 |
Collana | Philosophy and method in the social sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research - Methodology
Social sciences - Research - Moral and ethical aspects |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910686489803321 |
Shan Yafeng | ||
New York, NY : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evidential pluralism in the social sciences / / Yafeng Shan, Jon Williamson |
Autore | Shan Yafeng |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 174 pages; ; 24 cm |
Collana | Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences S |
Soggetto topico | Evidentials (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
1-000-89039-2
1-00-314300-8 1-000-89036-8 1-003-14300-8 |
Classificazione | PHI014000SOC019000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910774733403321 |
Shan Yafeng | ||
2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key terms in logic [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Federica Russo and Jon Williamson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 160 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RussoFederica
WilliamsonJon |
Collana | Conitinuum key terms in philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Logic
Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-82194-6
9786612821943 1-4411-6738-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Contributors; List of Symbols; Introduction; Key Terms; Key Thinkers; Key Texts: Textbooks; Key Texts: Classics; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459163703321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key terms in logic [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Federica Russo and Jon Williamson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 160 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RussoFederica
WilliamsonJon |
Collana | Conitinuum key terms in philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Logic
Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-282-82194-6
9786612821943 1-4411-6738-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Contributors; List of Symbols; Introduction; Key Terms; Key Thinkers; Key Texts: Textbooks; Key Texts: Classics; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785135303321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key terms in logic / / edited by Federica Russo and Jon Williamson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 160 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RussoFederica
WilliamsonJon |
Collana | Conitinuum key terms in philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Logic
Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-282-82194-6
9786612821943 1-4411-6738-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Contributors; List of Symbols; Introduction; Key Terms; Key Thinkers; Key Texts: Textbooks; Key Texts: Classics; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814075903321 |
London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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