Risk, Chance, and Causation

Should we worry about an increased risk of illness when using certain carpet cleaners? How do we assess the benefits of dietary supplements? What is meant by increased risk in the first place? Dr. Michael Bracken, a leader and innovator in the field of epidemiology, and a highly regarded member of the Yale faculty, explains how evidence-based medicine separates hype from hypothesis and helps evaluate treatment "breakthroughs" in this informative new book. He looks at risk, chance, and causation using a state-of-the-art, evidence-based perspective. Specialists and lay audiences will enjoy this book, which is based upon Dr. Bracken's forty-plus years of experience studying the causes of disease, and how to evaluate the benefits and harms of treatment. Dr. Bracken is a founder of evidence-based medicine and published one of the first textbooks on the subject.