Word: microcosms
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...contributor Dr. Ian Smith is troubled by the implications of the survey, but he also has scientific concerns about the methodology. "The researchers did a good job of getting a geographically and medically diverse sampling, but we have to be careful and ask ourselves, does this sample represent a microcosm of society?" says Dr. Smith. "Can we extrapolate a national trend from these groups' behaviors?" With these caveats in mind, doctors and parents should take note of two critical points presented by the Maryland study. "First, it's extremely troubling that young kids are being prescribed drugs that have serious...