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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.
TitleWeight 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 typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
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.
Descriptioniv, 18 p.
ISBN9780660273013
Catalogue number
  • H129-69/2018E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number180202
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