Austin Bradford Hill
Sir Austin Bradford Hill | |
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| Born | 8 July 1897 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 18 April 1991 (aged 93) Ulverston, Cumbria, England |
| Occupation(s) | Epidemiologist statistician |
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| Awards | Guy Medal (Gold, 1953) |
Sir Austin Bradford Hill CBE FRS (8 July 1897 – 18 April 1991) was an English epidemiologist who pioneered the modern randomised clinical trial and, together with Richard Doll, demonstrated the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Hill is widely known for the "Bradford Hill" criteria for determining a causal association.