This volume introduces readers to the main philosophical issues of measurement in medicine, illustrating the connections between the natural and social sciences by integrating essays on causation, measuring instruments and issues of measurement and policy.
This volume introduces readers to the main philosophical issues of measurement in medicine, illustrating the connections between the natural and social sciences by integrating essays on causation, measuring instruments and issues of measurement and policy.
Introduction / Part I: Measurement and Evidence-Based Medicine / 1. How Evidence-Based Medicine Highlights Connections between Measurement and Evidence Benjamin Smart / 2. Can Causation be Quantatively Measured? Alex Broadbent / 3. Absolute Measures of Effectiveness Jacob Stegenga and Aaron Kenna / 4. A Causal Construal of Heritability Estimates Zinhle Mncube / Part II: Measuring Instruments / 5. A Theory of Measurement Norman M. Bradburn Nancy L. Cartwright and Jonathan Fuller / 6. Psychological Measures Risk and Values Leah M. McClimans / 7. The Epistemological Roles of Models in Health Science Measurement Laura M. Cupples / 8. Measuring the Pure Patient Experience Eivind Engebretsen and Kristin Heggen / 9. Measurement Multiple Concurrent Chronic Conditions and Complexity Ross E. G. Upshur / Part III: Measurement and Policy / 10. NICE's Cost-Effectiveness Threshold Gabriele Badano Stephen John and Trenholme Junghans / 11. Cost Effectiveness Daniel M. Hausman / 12. The Value of Statistical Lives and the Valuing of Life Michael Dickson / How Good Decisions Result in Bad Outcomes Anya Plutynski / Index / About the Contributors
Introduction / Part I: Measurement and Evidence-Based Medicine / 1. How Evidence-Based Medicine Highlights Connections between Measurement and Evidence Benjamin Smart / 2. Can Causation be Quantatively Measured? Alex Broadbent / 3. Absolute Measures of Effectiveness Jacob Stegenga and Aaron Kenna / 4. A Causal Construal of Heritability Estimates Zinhle Mncube / Part II: Measuring Instruments / 5. A Theory of Measurement Norman M. Bradburn Nancy L. Cartwright and Jonathan Fuller / 6. Psychological Measures Risk and Values Leah M. McClimans / 7. The Epistemological Roles of Models in Health Science Measurement Laura M. Cupples / 8. Measuring the Pure Patient Experience Eivind Engebretsen and Kristin Heggen / 9. Measurement Multiple Concurrent Chronic Conditions and Complexity Ross E. G. Upshur / Part III: Measurement and Policy / 10. NICE's Cost-Effectiveness Threshold Gabriele Badano Stephen John and Trenholme Junghans / 11. Cost Effectiveness Daniel M. Hausman / 12. The Value of Statistical Lives and the Valuing of Life Michael Dickson / How Good Decisions Result in Bad Outcomes Anya Plutynski / Index / About the Contributors
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