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Title

Co-occurrence does not imply association.

Authors

Adams, Brian B.

Abstract

Biology professor Leo Buss often warned us that association did not imply causation. While some experienced with basic statistics would recognize that these words are not necessarily linked, this tenet may not be entirely clear to some dermatologists. Apart from confusing this issue of causal and noncausal associations, medical researchers often wantonly use the word association. The liberal use of the word association must be curtailed. Clearly the word association should not be abandoned. It aptly describes an important relationship between two disease states.

Subjects

BUSS, Leo; DERMATOLOGISTS; DERMATOLOGY; SKIN diseases; MEDICAL research; BIOLOGY teachers

Publication

International Journal of Dermatology, 2004, Vol 43, Issue 9, p699

ISSN

0011-9059

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01943.x