Utley Martin, Gallivan Steve, Biddulph Jane, McCarthy Mark, Ferguson Jake
Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Health Care Manag Sci. 2003 Aug;6(3):137-46. doi: 10.1023/a:1024411417521.
Environmental impact assessments are conducted on many developments as part of the planning process. There is currently wide interest in developing tools for assessing the impact on the health of the local population of proposed developments that will cause environmental changes. A computer model called ARMADA (Age Related Morbidity And Death Analysis) is described that provides a framework for investigating such health impacts. ARMADA generates estimates of age-related patterns of morbidity and mortality within the local population. These estimates incorporate the demographic features of the population in question and base-line information about the incidence of the disease classes being considered.
作为规划过程的一部分，许多开发项目都要进行环境影响评估。目前，人们对开发工具以评估拟议开发项目对当地居民健康的影响兴趣浓厚，这些项目会导致环境变化。本文介绍了一种名为ARMADA（年龄相关发病率和死亡率分析）的计算机模型，该模型为调查此类健康影响提供了一个框架。ARMADA生成当地人口中与年龄相关的发病率和死亡率模式的估计值。这些估计值纳入了相关人群的人口统计学特征以及所考虑疾病类别的基线信息。
