Forensic epidemiology : a comprehensive guide for legal and epidemiology professionals /
Sana Loue.
Bok Engelsk 1999 Sana. Loue,· Electronic books
Utgitt | Carbondale : : Southern Illinois University Press, , c1999.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (xviii, 195 p. )
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Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - pt. 1. The epidemiologist as an expert witness. The epidemiologist, ethics, and "expert witnessing" -- The role of the epidemiologist as an expert witness -- The nature of the testimony -- The purpose of expert testimony -- Qualifying the epidemiologist as an expert witness -- pt. 2. Legal principles of causation. Toxic torts -- Enforcement actions -- pt. 3. Epidemiology and causation. Causation and causal inference -- Research design -- Measures -- Internal and external validity -- Sampling and sample size -- pt. 4. Legal procedures to determine causation. Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Motions for summary judgment -- Direct examination -- Cross-examination -- pt. 5. Reconciling epidemiology and law. Dissonance of purpose -- Causation and causal inference -- Case examples.
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ISBN | 0809322226
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