Epidemiologists and causation in an intricate world

doi:10.1186/1742-7622-2-3

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volume 2

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Epidemiologists and causation in an intricate world

Mauricio L Barreto

Instituo de Saúde Coletiva Universidade Federal da Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2005, 2:3doi:10.1186/1742-7622-2-3


Published:	24 May 2005

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The delivery of treatments for diseases has always been the central mission of medicine as the delivery of preventative or control measures has always been the mission of public health. This capacity to deliver interventions has been present over the history of both disciplines, independent of the degree of knowledge of causes of diseases or effectiveness of treatment or preventative measures.