What is Community Medicine?

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

What Is "Community Care"?

What is community archaeology?

Community archaeology, understood as a distinctive set of practices within the wider discipline, is a relatively new development. Its most important distinguishing characteristic is the relinquishing of at least partial control of a project to the local community. This introduction takes a preliminary look at where this kind of archaeology is being carried out around the world and outlines what...

What Is Applied Literature?

Applied literature is a term that is the outcome of a need to put literature to tangible uses in the “real” world. A medical practitioner looking for a definition of life, for instance, finds literature a useful source for the answer. With paradigm shifts in scientific studies, interdisciplinarity has been a method to overcome the alienations that resulted from the isolation of disciplines from...

Commentary: What Is Sports Medicine?

To the question “What is psychology,” Dean Carl E. Seashore of the State University of Iowa once answered, “Anything that interests the psychologist.” A similar answer might be given to the question of “What is sports medicine?” It is “anything that relates to sports or physical welfare that interests those who are interested in sports medicine.” 1 By 2004 there was still no consensus in the Un...