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Publish Date: 2005/01/26
Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-7
Abstract
Rabinowitz et al break new ground in their systematic review of animals as sentinels of chemical or biological environmental hazards Although the links among human animal and wildlife health are the focus of increasing research and media attention there has been no systematic appraisal of evidence available from the peerreviewed literature This review identifies opportunities and limitations in our classification of animal sentinel events and in the methods used to investigate them as well as barriers to using such data for evidencebased human health decisions The review provides a foundation for guidelines for animal sentinel studies and also highlights the need to improve research and communication to respond to the rate scale and severity of hazards that affect the health of both animal and humans
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