附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-186) and index.
pt. 1. The epidemiologist as an expert witness. The epidemiologist, ethics, and "expert witnessing" -- The role of the epidemiologist as an expert witness -- The nature of the testimony -- The purpose of expert testimony -- Qualifying the epidemiologist as an expert witness -- pt. 2. Legal principles of causation. Toxic torts -- Enforcement actions -- pt. 3. Epidemiology and causation. Causation and causal inference -- Research design -- Measures -- Internal and external validity -- Sampling and sample size -- pt. 4. Legal procedures to determine causation. Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Motions for summary judgment -- Direct examination -- Cross-examination -- pt. 5. Reconciling epidemiology and law. Dissonance of purpose -- Causation and causal inference -- Case examples.
