Neutra R R, Trichopoulos D
California Department of Health Services, Emeryville 94704.
Environ Health Perspect. 1993 Dec;101 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):67-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.93101s467.
Some of the most challenging problems in the use of epidemiology for regulatory policy concern summarizing epidemiological and other kinds of information to create a weight of evidence. Another frequent issue is whether to embark on epidemiological study. There are also concerns that negative results never see the light of day. These and other meta-issues are worthy of funded evaluation by expert work groups.
在将流行病学用于监管政策时,一些最具挑战性的问题涉及汇总流行病学信息和其他各类信息以形成证据权重。另一个常见问题是是否开展流行病学研究。还有人担心阴性结果永远无法见天日。这些以及其他元问题值得由专家工作组进行有资金支持的评估。