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Discovery in medicine—chance or science? the case of woodworkers' nasal cancer
Author(s) -
Macbeth R. G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700190311
Subject(s) - medicine , scientific discovery , occupational exposure , disease , cancer , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , psychology , cognitive science
The relative roles of chance and scientific observation in medical discovery are discussed. The emergence of ethmoidal adenocarcinoma as an industrial disease among makers of wooden furniture in an English area is related. Regular monitoring clinics held in the factories are then justified.