On Cogency, Professional Bias, and Public Policy: An Assessment of Four Views of the Injury Problem

Four professional views of the injury problem-medical, public health, legal, and economic-focus on different causal frameworks, each of which constrains the nature of preventive interventions. When these interprofessional disagreements are coupled with a lack of political cogency, action is likely to be uncoordinated and transient. Strong premises provide a firm foundation for inference, but they also function as barriers to integration and public consensus formation for prevention of injuries.

Author(s): Stephen H. Linder

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Volume 65, Issue 2 (pages 276–301)
Published in 1987