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. 2013 Winter;8(1):25-33.
doi: 10.5055/ajdm.2013.0108.

A decision process for determining whether to conduct responder health research following large disasters

John A Decker  1 , Max Kiefer, Dori B Reissman, Renée Funk, John Halpin, Bruce Bernard, Richard L Ehrenberg, Christine R Schuler, Elizabeth Whelan, Kyle Myers, John Howard
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A decision process for determining whether to conduct responder health research following large disasters

John A Decker et al. Am J Disaster Med. 2013 Winter.

Abstract

Disasters often set the stage for scientific inquiry within the field of occupational safety and health. This is especially true when the long-term consequences of exposures associated with a particular disaster are unclear. However, a responder research study can be costly and difficult to design, and researchers must consider whether the proposed study will produce useful, reliable results and is a prudent public health investment. The decision process can be segregated into various components, including scientific rationale that should be formally recognized as critical to efficiently and effectively determine whether a research study is warranted. The scientific rationale includes certain controlling or "gatekeeper" factors that should be present to proceed with research.

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