Determining cause and effect in herds

This article presents components of the logical process for deter-mining cause and effect and lists common cognitive errors of the medical decision-making process. Individuals who are aware of these errors may be better able to avoid committing them. The first section provides the concepts used in c...

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Published inThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 125
Main Author Gay, John M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2006
Subjects
Animal Diseases - epidemiology
Animal Diseases - prevention & control
Animals
Bias
Causality
Decision Making
Epidemiologic Methods - veterinary
Evidence-Based Medicine
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Veterinary Medicine
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Summary:This article presents components of the logical process for deter-mining cause and effect and lists common cognitive errors of the medical decision-making process. Individuals who are aware of these errors may be better able to avoid committing them. The first section provides the concepts used in considering cause and effect relationships, the second section provides a logical basis for evaluating cause and effect relationships, and the third section illuminates potential reasoning errors.
ISSN:0749-0720
DOI:10.1016/j.cvfa.2005.12.004