# Why representativeness should be avoided

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/why-representativeness-should-be-avoided/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Kenneth J. Rothman,John Gallacher,Elizabeth E. Hatch |
| Citations | 873 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ije/dys223 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-pdf/42/4/1012/1854542/dys223.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2142509258 |
| PMID | 24062287 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Kenneth J. Rothman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-j-rothman/)

## Paper journal

- [International Journal of Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/journals/international-journal-of-epidemiology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Clinical practice guidelines implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-practice-guidelines-implementation/)

## Paper topics

- [Clinical practice guidelines implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-practice-guidelines-implementation/)
- [Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/gastric-cancer-management-and-outcomes/)
- [Genetic factors in colorectal cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-factors-in-colorectal-cancer/)

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