Etiological Explanations

Illness Causation Theory
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-47130-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

Literature about the theoretical underpinnings of illness causation research is scarce and lacking a convenient summary. This book provides a convenient and accessible distillation of the current research into this developing field, and adds a personal, systems-science-based flavour to the discussion about how to identify causes of illness.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dammann, Olaf

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenhausmanagement, Praxismanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.