Health risks
Wednesday June 22, 2005
The Guardian
I would add one vital element to Ben Goldacre’s sensible list of requirements for understanding health risks (Risky business, June 20). It is essential to convey the reliability of the evidence that underpins the risk. Much risk-related research is based on observing statistical associations between an exposure and an outcome. But this kind of work is notoriously unreliable and can give only a snapshot of work in progress.
For the research to deliver reliable information on risks, huge numbers of people have to be studied. But most research is done on only tiny samples of the population. Medical journals and journalists need to explain just how secure the findings they are reporting really are.
Dr Richard Horton
Editor, The Lancet
wayscj said,
November 21, 2009 at 8:20 am
ed hardy ed hardy
ed hardy clothing ed hardy clothing
ed hardy shop ed hardy shop
christian audigier christian audigier
ed hardy cheap ed hardy cheap
ed hardy outlet ed hardy outlet
ed hardy sale ed hardy sale
ed hardy store ed hardy store
ed hardy mens ed hardy mens
ed hardy womens ed hardy womens
ed hardy kids ed hardy kids ed hardy kids
iphone revolution said,
December 30, 2009 at 8:39 am
iphone wireless
iphone
Apple iphone