Epidemiological evidence in law:

• 발행기관: 한국역학회
• 저자명: Alex Broadbent
• 간행물 정보: 『Epidemiology and Health』37, 1~5쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 면역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.05.30

영문 초록

This paper offers a commentary on three aspects of the Supreme Court’s recent decision (2011Da22092). First, contrary to the Court’s finding, this paper argues that epidemiological evidence can be used to estimate the probability that a given risk factor caused a disease in an individual plaintiff. Second, the distinction between specific and non-specific diseases, upon which the Court relies, is shown to be without scientific basis. Third, this commentary points out that the Court’s finding concerning defect of expression effectively enables tobacco companies to profit from the efforts of epidemiologists and others involved in public health to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking.

목차

INTRODUCTION

PROVING CAUSATION USING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC DISEASES

WARNINGS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SMOKING

CONCLUSION

키워드

Law Probability of causation Smoking Tobacco Lung neoplasms