Marketing text: This book covers the overlap between informatics computer science philosophy
of causation and causal inference in epidemiology and population health research. Key concepts
covered include how data are generated and interpreted and how and why concepts in health
informatics and the philosophy of science should be integrated in a systems-thinking approach.
Furthermore a formal epistemology for the health sciences and public health is suggested.
Causation in Population Health Informatics and Data Science provides a detailed guide of the
latest thinking on causal inference in population health informatics. It is therefore a
critical resource for all informaticians and epidemiologists interested in the potential
benefits of utilising a systems-based approach to causal inference in health informatics.
