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ecologic fallacy |
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ecologic fallacy, a false assumption that the presence of a pathogenic factor and a disease in a population can be accepted as proof that a particular individual is the cause of the disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Residential proximity to naturally occurring asbestos: health risk or ecologic fallacy [Reply]? For example, the potential confounding due to the latency period and ecologic fallacy must be considered in interpretation. Until such follow-up studies are conducted, conclusions regarding an association between residential proximity to ultramafic rocks and mesothelioma risk at the individual level-based on ecological data-must be interpreted with caution, to avoid an ecologic fallacy. |
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