title: The mathematics of failure: observations from Galileo to the Institute of Medicine--presidential address CNS 2006.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008433:Mathematics / Q000266:history*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014481:United States