A tale of 3 tails

McKinlay and Marceau suggest that disappointments in public health research can be traced to the preoccupation with three tails--the tail end of the normal distribution, the tail end of causality and the endless pursuit of our own tails.

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1999-03, Vol.89 (3), p.295-298
Hauptverfasser:	McKinlay, J B, Marceau, L D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Causality Coronary Disease - epidemiology Coronary Disease - etiology Coronary Disease - prevention & control Disease prevention Editorials Epidemiologic Measurements Health behavior Health care Heart Humans Individualism Intervention Normal Distribution Physiology Population Primary Prevention Public Health Risk Factors Society Sociopolitical factors Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	McKinlay and Marceau suggest that disappointments in public health research can be traced to the preoccupation with three tails--the tail end of the normal distribution, the tail end of causality and the endless pursuit of our own tails.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.89.3.295