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ASSESSING WATERBORNE RISKS: AN INTRODUCTION
Citation:
CRAUN, G. AND R. L. CALDERON. ASSESSING WATERBORNE RISKS: AN INTRODUCTION. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 4(2):11-12, (2006).
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose is to provide information that can help readers evaluate the results of epidemiologic studies of waterborne disease risks.
Description:
Information in this article can help readers evaluate the results of epidemiologic studies of
waterborne disease risks. It is important that readers understand the various epidemiologic study
designs, their strengths and limitations, and potential biases. Terminology used by
epidemiologists to describe disease risks can be confusing. Thus, readers should not only
evaluate the adequacy of the information to estimate waterborne risks but should also
understand how the risk was estimated. For example, one author's definition of attributable risk
may be quite different from another author's in terms of the population to which the risk may
apply and how it should be interpreted.