%0 Journal Article %1 Shier2006 %A Shier, David %A Tilson, J Lee %D 2006 %J Medicine, health care, and philosophy %K AsphyxiaNeonatorum AsphyxiaNeonatorum:complications BiomedicalResearch BiomedicalResearch:statistics&numericaldata BirthInjuries BirthInjuries:complications CerebralPalsy CerebralPalsy:etiology Humans Infant Models Newborn Statistical %N 2 %P 243-7 %R 10.1007/s11019-005-3349-2 %T The Temporal Stage fallacy: A novel statistical fallacy in the medical literature. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16850203 %V 9 %X Celebrated for disproving the traditional view that lack of oxygen at birth (perinatal asphyxia) contributes significantly to cerebral palsy, a 1986 New England Journal of Medicine article by Karin Nelson and Jonas Ellenberg engineered a new consensus in the medical community: that lack of oxygen at birth rarely causes cerebral palsy. We demonstrate that the article's central argument relies on straightforwardly fallacious statistical reasoning, and we discuss significant implications--e.g. how carefully fetuses are monitored during labor and delivery, expert testimony in malpractice cases, and public policy decisions. %@ 1386-7423

@article{Shier2006, abstract = {Celebrated for disproving the traditional view that lack of oxygen at birth (perinatal asphyxia) contributes significantly to cerebral palsy, a 1986 New England Journal of Medicine article by Karin Nelson and Jonas Ellenberg engineered a new consensus in the medical community: that lack of oxygen at birth rarely causes cerebral palsy. We demonstrate that the article's central argument relies on straightforwardly fallacious statistical reasoning, and we discuss significant implications--e.g. how carefully fetuses are monitored during labor and delivery, expert testimony in malpractice cases, and public policy decisions.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {Shier, David and Tilson, J Lee}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/218280accb4ab24a5d036c3501d2edbec/jepcastel}, city = {Department of Philosophy, Washington State University, P O Box 645130, Pullman, WA 99164-5130, USA.}, doi = {10.1007/s11019-005-3349-2}, interhash = {9fc6dc286e5b409b71275fef0ca5c73f}, intrahash = {18280accb4ab24a5d036c3501d2edbec}, isbn = {1386-7423}, issn = {1386-7423}, journal = {Medicine, health care, and philosophy}, keywords = {AsphyxiaNeonatorum AsphyxiaNeonatorum:complications BiomedicalResearch BiomedicalResearch:statistics&numericaldata BirthInjuries BirthInjuries:complications CerebralPalsy CerebralPalsy:etiology Humans Infant Models Newborn Statistical}, month = {1}, note = {4808<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>JID: 9815900; ppublish;<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>Mesures d&#039;associació}, number = 2, pages = {243-7}, pmid = {16850203}, timestamp = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, title = {The Temporal Stage fallacy: A novel statistical fallacy in the medical literature.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16850203}, volume = 9, year = 2006 }