tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post1334189145557021317..comments2024-03-28T08:51:15.561-04:00Comments on Human Health Risk Assessment to Chemicals: Actuarial Risk versus the Risk Estimated from Our Chemical ExposureMike Jayjockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521885327730438390noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post-91490381559519625602013-05-20T19:02:17.129-04:002013-05-20T19:02:17.129-04:00Thanks Mike. A good explanation of the difference...Thanks Mike. A good explanation of the difference between actuarial and putative risk.<br /><br />Phil LewisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600621229742619720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post-38421266530100370452013-05-16T10:52:45.681-04:002013-05-16T10:52:45.681-04:00Dear JSY,
Certainly true of the past and, to an e...Dear JSY,<br /><br />Certainly true of the past and, to an extent, the present and cause for real concern. Given better models of retrospective exposure and better diagnostic tools perhaps we can do a better job in the future.Mike Jayjockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521885327730438390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705097374441454471.post-6861569174162384682013-05-15T17:41:00.206-04:002013-05-15T17:41:00.206-04:00I am reminded of a quip by Eli Richter, M.D.:
Q: ...I am reminded of a quip by Eli Richter, M.D.:<br /><br />Q: "What is the definition of a Public Health Disaster?"<br /><br /><br />A: "An effect large enough for an epidemiologist to measure."JSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085759527593390788noreply@blogger.com