ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Considerations Before Establishing an Environmental Health Registry.
Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The Texas flood registry: a flexible tool for environmental and public health practitioners and researchers.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Article
- Workshop summary: Potential usefulness and feasibility of a US National Mesothelioma Registry.American journal of industrial medicine · 2020Article
- An International Comparison of the Instigation and Design of Health Registers in the Epidemiological Response to Major Environmental Health Incidents.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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Abstract
Public health registries can provide valuable information when health consequences of environmental exposures are uncertain or will likely take long to develop. They can also aid research on diseases that may have environmental causes that are not completely well defined. We discuss factors to consider when deciding whether to create an environmental health registry. Those factors include public health significance, purpose and outcomes, duration and scope of data collection and availability of alternative data sources, timeliness, availability of funding and administrative capabilities, and whether the establishment of a registry can adequately address specific health concerns. We also discuss difficulties, limitations, and benefits of exposure and disease registries, based on the experience of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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