The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.

This paper reviews some methodological aspects of ecologic studies of human health, with emphasis on investigations of environmental quality. A recent census of Canadian and U.S. data sets potentially suitable for this type of study is summarized. It is concluded that despite the considerable utilit...

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Autor principal: Walter, S D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1991
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1954943
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description This paper reviews some methodological aspects of ecologic studies of human health, with emphasis on investigations of environmental quality. A recent census of Canadian and U.S. data sets potentially suitable for this type of study is summarized. It is concluded that despite the considerable utility of the ecologic design for this purpose, substantial practical difficulties are common in their implementation. Particular problems are the relative scarcity of relevant environmental data and complications associated with rendering them compatible with health data.
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spelling pubmed-15679542006-09-18 The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility. Walter, S D Environ Health Perspect Research Article This paper reviews some methodological aspects of ecologic studies of human health, with emphasis on investigations of environmental quality. A recent census of Canadian and U.S. data sets potentially suitable for this type of study is summarized. It is concluded that despite the considerable utility of the ecologic design for this purpose, substantial practical difficulties are common in their implementation. Particular problems are the relative scarcity of relevant environmental data and complications associated with rendering them compatible with health data. 1991-08 /pmc/articles/PMC1567954/ /pubmed/1954943 Text en
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The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title_full The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title_fullStr The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title_full_unstemmed The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title_short The ecologic method in the study of environmental health. II. Methodologic issues and feasibility.
title_sort ecologic method in the study of environmental health. ii. methodologic issues and feasibility.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1954943
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