causality

[kaw-zal´ĭ-te]

the relationship between cause and effect.

cau·sal·i·ty

(kawz'al-i-tē),

The relating of causes to the effects they produce; the pathogenesis of disease and epidemiology, are largely concerned with causality.

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cau·sal·i·ty

(kaw-zali-tē)

The relating of causes to the effects they produce; the pathogenesis of disease and epidemiology are largely concerned with causality.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cau·sal·i·ty

(kaw-zali-tē)

The relating of causes to the effects they produce; the pathogenesis of disease and epidemiology are largely concerned with causality.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about causality

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A. The causes of fibromyalgia are not known. But there are many theories such as abnormalities in brain chemicals, infections, trauma, genetics and hormonal changes. Factors such as poor sleep, fatigue, overexertion and anxiety, may aggravate the symptoms. Fibromyalgia is not a progressive or life-threatening condition, but it affects quality of life. Fibromyalgia is only a disorder of muscles and not a disease.

Q. Is that true that mouth sores are caused by lack of vitamins? I’ve been having white mouth sores in the past 6 months or so. Could that mean I have to take vitamin supplements?

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it's not working well because it lacks the nutrient and vitamins it needs to function properly
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Economics possesses universal validity without providing comprehensive causal descriptions of social phenomena.

Friedman's instrumentalism in F53. A Weberian reading

It is necessary for Nursing graduate programs to adopt these new tools in their study plans to train a new generation of researchers who are at the forefront of methods to analyze causal inference and produce professional progress towards excellence.

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Employing multiple causal perspectives focuses decision makers on different kinds of questions, levels of analysis, distances in space, and periods of time.

Stuff Happens: Understanding Causation in Policy and Strategy

This occurs when speakers not present at the dubbing hear the name in conversation with those who were; such interaction can be characterised as causal in nature (Devitt & Sterelny, 1987).

THE QUA-PROBLEM AND MEANING SCEPTICISM

There are billions of billions of Process Fields of the same or different category as an integral and unavoidable part of everyday life, carrying in their structure the most complex Processes that are generating Causal Fields, from the formation of the Universe to more complex Biologic Evolution Processes.

The integrated causal process field approach

At each time point, the confounders have a direct causal effect on exposure.

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The negative part shows that the contrastive account is committed to denying certain implications of contrastive causal statements.

A REPLY TO CESPEDES' DEFENSE OF CAUSAL CONTRASTIVISM

Nevertheless, accurate knowledge about causal interactions among fish communities is important for effective fisheries management.

Detecting causation on zooplankton, atherinopsid, and barred splitfin time-series in a shallow tropical lake