epidemiologyandpopulationhealth

a new consideration for epidemiologists trying to study a phenomenon

This article speaks to the contrast Geoffrey Rose drew, but extended beyond the arena of population health. "Real reductions in drug supply and demand will come through improving public health and safety, strengthening anticorruption measures - especially those that combat money laundering - and investing in sustainable development. We also believe that the smartest pathway to tackling drugs is decriminalizing consumption and ensuring that governments regulate certain drugs, including for medical and recreational purposes. "

One person's quest to tackle a rare disease, not typically the subject of social epidemiology. Is there, however, something to learn from his approach?

"The introduction of causal diagrams (directed acyclic graphs, or DAGs) into the epidemiologic literature, has established a new approach to conceptualize confounding and new rules to identify minimal sufficient adjustment sets have been established."