Causality in medicine with particular reference to the viral causation of cancers
In this thesis, I give a metascientific account of causality in medicine. I begin with two historical cases of causal discovery. These are the discovery of the causation of Burkitt's lymphoma by the Epstein-Barr virus, and of the various viral causes suggested for cervical cancer. These histori...
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University College London (University of London)
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565187 |