Five classic articles in public health.
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.
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Jonathan
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Epidemiology & Public Heath, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8034, USA. jonathan.borak@yale.edu
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
D052638:Particulate Matter; D007854:Lead