| Wen-Ta Chiu |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=2 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=0 ------>paper_class2=0 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=hj2166 ------>insert_bywho=wtchiu ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0110 ------>insert_date=20080422 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=-174 ------>journal_name= ------>paper_name=Epidemiology & Prevention of Head Injury in Developing Countries. ICRAN 2004, Egypt, 2004.3. (Invited speaker) ------>confirm_date=20081217 ------>tch_id=073010 ------>pmid=19921536 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=Spring Valley, Washington, DC, was built over a World War I chemical weapons development site. Testing activities caused wide dispersal of arsenic in soil and waste disposal resulted in localized subsurface contamination. Spring Valley presents an interesting case study, a contaminated physical environment, but a strongly health-protective social environment. To address a possible "healthy community" bias we selected a nearby comparison community with similar health-protective characteristics. Our study included a community health assessment, a spatial analysis of disease clustering and a chemical hazard assessment. Community health in Spring Valley is good. Rates of major causes of mortality and incidence of selected cancers are 20-70% lower than the nation~s. Rates of hypertension and related kidney disease mortality and certain potentially arsenic-related cancers are slightly elevated in Spring Valley over a comparison community. Registry-confirmed cancers are not more likely to cluster in higher contamination areas, odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval) = 0.60 (0.30, 1.11). Chemicals detected in disposal pits are associated with cancer, kidney, neurological and blood effects. In context of a healthy community, the elevated rates of certain mortality and cancer outcomes warrant continued monitoring. Follow-up on kidney, neurological and blood diseases was recommended. Urban environments are complex with close proximity of residents to a wide variety of commercial and government activities, past and present. Each community will have a mix of health-damaging and health protective factors. Our assessment combined descriptive and analytical epidemiology and environmental risk analyses and represents a flexible tool kit adaptable to unique community conditions. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=18032 ------>authors2= ------>authors3= ------>authors4= ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Wen-Ta Chiu ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=2 ------>updateTitle=Evaluating the Community Health Legacy of WWI Chemical Weapons Testing. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=NULL ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2004 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=3 |