186 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
186 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
186 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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Theory of illness causation is an important issue in all biomedical sciences, and solid etiological explanations are needed in order to develop therapeutic approaches in medicine and preventive interventions in public health. Until now, the literature about the theoretical underpinnings of illness causation research has been scarce and fragmented, and lacking a convenient summary. This... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. A Multidisciplinary Problem. 3. Etiological Explanations. 4. Etiological Pluralism. 5. Difference-Making and Mechanism. 6. Process Perspective. 7. Combined Contribution. 8. Etiological Coherence.
Biography
Olaf Dammann is Professor and Vice Chair of of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; as well as a Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
