Questionnaire standards in epidemiology

Health Based Standards: Epidemiology

The relevance of occupational epidemiology to radiation protection standards.

Large-scale epidemiological studies of U.S. Department of Energy workers have been underway since the 1960s. Despite the increasing availability of information about long-term follow-up of badge-monitored nuclear workers, standard-setting bodies continue to rely on the Life Span Study (LSS) of A-bomb survivors as the primary epidemiological basis for making judgments about hazards of low-level ...

Respiratory symptoms questionnaire for asthma epidemiology: validity and reproducibility.

BACKGROUND There is a need for a new respiratory symptoms questionnaire for use in epidemiological research in asthma. METHOD A questionnaire was designed following a pilot study in 78 subjects. It contains nine questions on symptoms such as wheeze and difficulty with breathing in defined circumstances such as exercise and sleep. It was completed by 211 adults and validated by comparison with...

Epidemiology of Malaria in Kashan

ABSTRACT Every year in the city of Kashan various number of cases of malaria has been observed. Determination of the prevalence of the disease and the carriers in this area of the country can play a significant role in employing preventive measure as well as in managing logistic services. Through applying retrospective descriptive methods and based on the statistics reported from the Center o...

Setting Standards for Green Schools in Iran

Setting Standards for Green Schools in Iran H. Meybodi A. Laahijaaniyaan, Ph.D. S.M. Shobeyri, Ph.D. S.A. Joezi, Ph.D. R. Azizinejaad, Ph.D. Given the numerous environmental threats brought about by human activities, it is essential that school children be taught the values of environmental protection in order to make the continuity of life possible. Hence, green schools hav...