title: The 4% fallacy: R.I.P.
abstract: It is perhaps time for the 4% fallacy to rest in peace. Those who are alert to logical and methodological issues have probably registered the message clearly enough in the years since the first article appeared [1] and those who prefer fallacy have by now well demonstrated their invincibility. The diligent labors of McConnel [2, this issue], however, invite a brief and final response.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000639:trends; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design; D012306:Risk; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000639:trends*