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2016
Educational Module: Drug-Induced Birth Defects
Using the currently topical issue of whether SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) anti-depressants cause birth …
Using the currently topical issue of whether SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) anti-depressants cause birth defects, the module aims to provide students with a general understanding of the following: (1) human risk factor causation as determined by epidemiologic methods; (2) the limits of non-human toxicological evidence to the assessment of causality in humans; (3) the importance of pharmacovigilance for all medications; (4) special difficulties in identifying causes of human birth defects; (5) the importance of…
Evidence Synthesis
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Health/Medicine
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Global
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Child/Nutrition
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Health Outcomes
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Risk Analysis
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Chronic Disease/Risk
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Government/Law
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Science/Technology
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North America
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College
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Graduate
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Doctoral
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Critical Thinking/Analysis
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Quantitative Literacy