Cordero José F, Floyd R Louise, Martin M Louise, Davis Margarett, Hymbaugh Karen
José F. Cordero, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant director for science; R. Louise Floyd, D.S.N., R.N., is chief of the Fetal Alcohol Prevention Section; M. Louise Martin, D.V.M., M.S., is chief of the Surveillance Unit; Margarett Davis, M.D., M.P.H., is medical epidemiologist; and Karen Hymbaugh, M.P.A., is behavioral scientist in the Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Alcohol Health Res World. 1994;18(1):82-85.
Surveillance programs allow the tracking of the prevalence of a condition over time. Tracking the prevalence of FAS poses particular problems, however, as there is no "gold standard" of diagnosis. To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention efforts, surveillance techniques must be refined.
监测项目能够追踪某种疾病的患病率随时间的变化情况。然而,由于没有诊断的“金标准”,追踪胎儿酒精谱系障碍(FAS)的患病率存在特殊问题。为了评估预防措施的有效性,必须改进监测技术。