Weight of evidence : general principles and current applications at Health Canada / prepared for: Task Force on Scientific Risk Assessment ; prepared by: Weight of Evidence Working Group.: H129-69/2018E-PDF
"The current document aims to inform senior management about Weight of Evidence (WoE) in Health Canada risk assessments by providing an overview of the approach in terms of its: role in scientific risk assessments; main guiding principles; and application by various risk assessment programs at Health Canada. In addition, this explanatory document serves as a value-added Departmental resource of high level contextual information and guiding principles to supplement program specific guidelines, procedures and/or tools"--Purpose and scope, p. 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Health Canada. |
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| Title | Weight of evidence : general principles and current applications at Health Canada / prepared for: Task Force on Scientific Risk Assessment ; prepared by: Weight of Evidence Working Group. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Poids de la preuve : principes généraux et applications actuelles à Santé Canada. Cover title. "Publication date: August 2018." Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-14). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Health Canada, 2018. |
| Description | iv, 18 p. |
| ISBN | 9780660273013 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 180202 |
| Subject terms | Canada. Health Canada Health risk assessment Methodology |
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