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On the new clinical fashion in epidemiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. P. Vandenbroucke
J. P. Vandenbroucke
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Hospital, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, The Netherlands
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The clinical application of the principles of epidemiological research has become fashionable. Three recent textbooks carry the words ‘Clinical Epidemiology’ in their titles (Feinstein, 1985; Sackett, Haynes & Tugwell, 1985; Weiss, 1986), and a venerable journal has recently changed its name to this effect (Feinstein & Spitzer, 1988). Deans of medical schools, Government Health Officials and editorialists pay tribute to the new science which is expected to steer the medical profession of the third millennium.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 102 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 191 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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