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The Temporal Stage fallacy: A novel statistical fallacy in the medical literature.
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Medicine, health care, and philosophy [Med Health Care Philos] 2006; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 243-7. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Celebrated for disproving the traditional view that lack of oxygen at birth (perinatal asphyxia) contributes significantly to cerebral palsy, a 1986 New England Journal of Medicine article by Karin Nelson and Jonas Ellenberg engineered a new consensus in the medical community: that lack of oxygen at birth rarely causes cerebral palsy. We demonstrate that the article's central argument relies on straightforwardly fallacious statistical reasoning, and we discuss significant implications--e.g. how carefully fetuses are monitored during labor and delivery, expert testimony in malpractice cases, and public policy decisions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1386-7423
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medicine, health care, and philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16850203
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-005-3349-2