title: Five classic articles in public health.
abstract: In this brief review, Dr. Jonathan Borak comments on five seminal papers that helped shape the fields of epidemiology and public health. These papers include Hill's criteria for inferring causality; the first proof of the multistage theory of cancer; the first evidence that subclinical lead exposures can cause neurobehavioral impairment in children; a simple yet robust study that had a major influence on setting current air pollution policies; and a landmark review of the general public's perception of risk in relation to actual public health hazard.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology & Public Heath, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8034, USA. jonathan.borak@yale.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borak
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution; D004777:Environment; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000633:toxicity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter; D007854:Lead