The limitations of statistical correlations in pathology.
Many hypotheses as to the causes of disease, for example some of those for coronary heart disease, depend on statistical correlations. It is well known that correlations do not prove a cause-and-effect relationship, yet it is often tempting to ignore this axiom.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005224:Fats, Unsaturated / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications; D013223:Statistics as Topic
D004041:Dietary Fats; D005224:Fats, Unsaturated