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The hope motivating these explorations was that thinking about the conceptual foundations of epidemiology could be good for both philosophy and epidemiology. These are only preliminary explorations, but initial appearances suggest that there are benefits to both disciplines. If epidemiology is good for you and thinking about epidemiology is good for epidemiology, then at least to this modest extent, thinking is good for you. Unfortunately for us, however, the thinker benefits only as a member of the population whose health epidemiology improves.
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Broadbent, A. (2013). Conclusion: Thinking Is Good for You. In: Philosophy of Epidemiology. New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137315601_12
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