Causation in Population Health Informatics and Data Science 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Dammann, Olaf (Author), Smart, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319963066 ISBN-13: 9783319963068 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Epidemiology - Philosophy | Logic - Medical | Informatics |
Dewey: 160 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.4" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 134 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Marketing text: This book covers the overlap between informatics, computer science, philosophy of causation, and causal inference in epidemiology and population health research. Key concepts covered include how data are generated and interpreted, and how and why concepts in health informatics and the philosophy of science should be integrated in a systems-thinking approach. Furthermore, a formal epistemology for the health sciences and public health is suggested. Causation in Population Health Informatics and Data Science provides a detailed guide of the latest thinking on causal inference in population health informatics. It is therefore a critical resource for all informaticians and epidemiologists interested in the potential benefits of utilising a systems-based approach to causal inference in health informatics. |