Author

Alex Broadbent

Observed names: A. Broadbent, Alexander Broadbent, Broadbent, Alex, Broadbent, Alex 1980-

Observed institutions: Durham University, University of Johannesburg, University of Cambridge, Rotherham General Hospital

ORCID: 0000-0001-5120-6584

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5120-6584

OpenAlex ID: A5046377048

Causality and causal inference in epidemiology: the need for a pluralistic approach

2016 · Jan P Vandenbroucke, Alex Broadbent, et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 356

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Philosophy of Epidemiology

2013 · Alex Broadbent · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · 233

Philosophy of Medicine

2019 · Alex Broadbent · Oxford University Press eBooks · 110

Causation and models of disease in epidemiology

2009 · Alex Broadbent · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 102

Complexity in Epidemiology and Public Health. Addressing Complex Health Problems Through a Mix of Epidemiologic Methods and Data

2023 · Naja Hulvej Rod, Alex Broadbent, et al. · Epidemiology · 72

Inferring causation in epidemiology: Mechanisms, black boxes, and contrasts

2011 · Alex Broadbent · Oxford University Press eBooks · 72

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Fact and Law in the Causal Inquiry

2009 · Alex Broadbent · Legal Theory · 58

COVID-19 in South Africa

2020 · Alex Broadbent, Herkulaas Combrink, et al. · Global Epidemiology · 52

Formalism or pluralism? A reply to commentaries on ‘Causality and causal inference in epidemiology’

2016 · Alex Broadbent, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 51

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Health as a Secondary Property

2017 · Alex Broadbent · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · 49

The Difference Between Cause and Condition

2008 · Alex Broadbent · Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Hardback) · 41

Causation and prediction in epidemiology: A guide to the “Methodological Revolution”

2015 · Alex Broadbent · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 39

Lockdown is not egalitarian: the costs fall on the global poor

2020 · Alexander Broadbent, Damian Walker, et al. · The Lancet · 36

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Philosophy of Medicine

2020 · Alex Broadbent, Jonathan Fuller · Philosophy of Medicine · 31

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Prediction, Understanding, and Medicine

2018 · Alex Broadbent · The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine · 27

Can you lock down in a slum? And who would benefit if you tried? Difficult questions about epidemiology's commitment to global health inequalities during Covid-19

2022 · Alex Broadbent, Pieter Streicher · Global Epidemiology · 22

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Disease as a theoretical concept: The case of “HPV-itis”

2014 · Alex Broadbent · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 21

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Public Health

2022 · Alex Broadbent, Sridhar Venkatapuram · Routledge eBooks · 17

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences

2020 · Alex Broadbent, Benjamin Smart · The Conversation · 17

Epidemiological Evidence in Proof of Specific Causation

2011 · Alex Broadbent · Legal Theory · 17

What could possibly go wrong? — A heuristic for predicting population health outcomes of interventions

2011 · Alex Broadbent · Preventive Medicine · 16

Defining neglected disease

2011 · Alex Broadbent · BioSocieties · 16

Authors’ Reply to: VanderWeeleet al., Chiolero, and Schoolinget al.

2016 · Alex Broadbent, Jan Vandenbroucke, et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 15