King Kong vs Godzilla.

Authors

  • Manuel Molina Servicio de Gastroenterología Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz, de Madrid.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v11i11.758

Keywords:

ecological fallacy, ecological studies

Abstract

Ecological studies are observational studies that have the peculiarity that the study population are not individual subjects, but grouped subjects, so the level of inference of their estimates is also aggregated. In order to know the value of its conclusions, it will be important to study its internal validity, the clinical importance of its results and if they are applicable and useful in our clinical environment.

Author Biography

Manuel Molina, Servicio de Gastroenterología Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz, de Madrid.

Especialista en Pediatrí­a y sus áreas Especí­ficas desde 1991. Actualmente ejerzo en el Servicio de Gastroenterologí­a del Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz, de Madrid.
Además, pertenezco al Grupo de Trabajo de Pediatrí­a Basada en la Evidencia, grupo compartido entre la Asociación Española de Pediatrí­a y la Asociación Española de Pediatrí­a de Atención Primaria.

References

– Ortega Páez E, Ochoa Sangrador C. Estudios ecológicos en Epidemiología. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:69.

– Morgenstern H. Ecologic studies in epidemiology: concepts, principles, and methods. Annu Rev Public Health.1995;16:61-81.

– Diez-Roux AV. Multilevel analysis in public health research. Annu Rev Public Health. 2000;21:171-92.

Published

2020-09-10

How to Cite

Molina, M. (2020). King Kong vs Godzilla. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 11(11), 3. https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v11i11.758

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