On October 13-14, 2016 the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), UK, is hosting a workshop entitled “Association or causation in miasmas and mixtures: Current reflections on Bradford Hill’s 1965 contribution to public health” in London, UK. The workshop takes reference to the lecture and landmark paper of Austin Bradford Hill of 1965 discussing ‘Environment and disease: Association or causation?.’ The meeting addresses and critically re-assesses “the critical issues for public and environmental health raised in the Bradford Hill lecture,” featuring renowned international speakers and participants from EU and national level risk assessment committees, policymakers, academics, and other key stakeholder groups.

The workshop is organized by RSM in partnership with Brunel University London, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health England, and Imperial College London. A detailed program and registration are available on the event website.

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RSM (2016). “Association or causation in miasmas and mixtures: Current reflections on Bradford Hill’s 1965 contribution to public health.

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