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.

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No references found			The ecologic fallacy involves drawing wrong conclusions on individual-level associations between exposure and disease from a study done at the population level. Environmental Epidemiology: Challenges and Opportunities by Pearce, Neil / Environmental Health Perspectives			echothiophate echothiophate iodide echovirus echoviruses Eck fistula Eck's fistula eclabium eclampsia eclampsia/pre-eclampsia eclamptogenic eclectic eclecticism eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus Eclipse eclipse period eclipse scotoma Eclipta alba ECM ecmnesia ECMO eco- Ecocide ECOG ecologic chemistry ecologic fallacy ecological ecologist ecology ecology of mind ecomap econazole econazole nitrate economic Economic and General Welfare Economic Man Theory economics economies of scale economy Economy Class Syndrome EcoR1 ecosystem ecotaxis Ecotrin ecotropic ecotropic virus ecotype ECPs ecraseur écraseur ECS			Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Nancy Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Numériques Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aérospatiales École Supérieure du Bois Ecole Supérieure du Génie Urbain École Supérieure du Soudage et de Ses Applications Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Informatiques Ecole Supérieure en Travail Educatif et Social École Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées École Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications Ecole Swan River South School Ecole Whitehorse Elementary School École, Collège, Lycée Ecoles des Beaux-Arts Ecoli Ecoli Ecoli Ecoli ECOLM ECOLN Ecolo Ecolo Nous Prend Homo ecologic ecologic ecologic ecologic ecologic ecologic chemistry ecologic fallacy Ecologic Oriented Development ecological ecological ecological ecological ecological Ecological agriculture Ecological agriculture Ecological Amplitude Ecological and Earth Sciences in Mountain Areas Ecological and Environmental Advisory Committee Ecological and Environmental Change Research Group Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone Ecological and Human Security Programme Ecological and Molecular Plant Physiology Ecological Applications of Technology for International Trade World Ecological Arable Farming Systems Ecological Assimilation of Land and Climate Observations ecological association Ecological Based Screening Level Ecological Benefits Assessment Strategic Plan ecological biome ecological biome ecological biome Ecological Building Network Ecological Classification System ecological climatology ecological climax ecological climax ecological climax

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