Methodological Challenges and Contributions in Disaster Epidemiology

Methodological challenges and contributions in disaster epidemiology.

The second approach is to use epidemiologic methods to investigate mechanisms for alleviating the burden of a disaster once it occurs. This may be applied at the stage of disaster preparedness or at the stage of disaster relief. The most direct applicat ion of epidemiology in this situation is the establishment of surveillance systems to identify injuries and the possible emergence of communica...

Epidemiology of Orofacial clefts in Africa: Methodological challenges in ascertainment

BACKGROUND To carry out a systematic review of the birth prevalence of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) and cleft palate (CP) in Africa based on available published data. METHOD Using the Cochrane search strategy and the following keywords words "cleft palate", "prevalence", "incidence", "cleft lip" and "Africa" to screen Ovid Medline {1966 to March 2007), Cinahl {1982-March 2007}...

Disaster Risk Management in the Iranian Hospitals: Challenges and Solutions

Background and Aim: Hospital disaster risk management accreditation standards have been developed since 2016. However, the country's hospitals are still not well prepared in this regard. This study aimed to identify the implementation challenges of the disaster Risk Management Program in the country's hospitals and provide solutions to improve it. Methods: This study was conducted as qualitativ...

Methodological Frontiers in Environmental Epidemiology

Methodological Shortcomings in Classical Mathematical Economics: A Critical Examination of the Contributions of Cournot, Jevons and Walras

This paper examines critically the contributions of Cournot, Jevons and Walras as the founders of classical mathematical economics from a methodological standpoint. Advances in different economic schools and doctrines in the 19th century produced an environment of multi-dimensionality in economic analysis which was regarded by the pioneers of classical mathematical economists as a chaotic state...