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If You Torture Your Data Long Enough, It Will Confess to Anything: On the Epidemiological Basis of the LNT Model.
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Health physics [Health Phys] 2024 Jun 01; Vol. 126 (6), pp. 424-425. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 03. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This note deals with epidemiological data interpretation supporting the linear no-threshold model, as opposed to emerging evidence of adaptive response and hormesis from molecular biology in vitro and animal models. Particularly, the US-Japan Radiation Effects Research Foundation's lifespan study of atomic bomb survivors is scrutinized. We stress the years-long lag of the data processing after data gathering and evolving statistical models and methodologies across publications. The necessity of cautious interpretation of radiation epidemiology results is emphasized.<br />Competing Interests: The author declares no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Health Physics Society.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1538-5159
- Volume :
- 126
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38568175
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0000000000001775