Investigating causes of disease
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: that causal factors are probabilistic and may be neither necessary nor sufficient to ensure a specific outcome; what are the possible noncausal…
An overview of evidence-based medicine
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what is meant by the term evidence-based medicine (EBM); common misperceptions about EBM; the existing evidence behind EBM; the EBM domains; the…
Genetic epidemiology
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what genetic epidemiology is; some of the major recent advances in genetics; the major methods for estimating heritability; the difference between monogenic…
questions – Part 1: Epidemiology
Q11 Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia (modified from von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Boda K, Chambers NA et al. (2010) The Lancet 376: 773–83) Respiratory adverse events in children…
