Weight of Evidence for Hazard Identification: A Critical Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transparency when documenting and assessing weight of evidence (WOE) has been an area of increasing focus for national and international health agencies.

Objective

The objective of this work was to conduct a critical review of WOE analysis methods as a basis for developing a practical framework for considering and assessing WOE in hazard identification in areas of application at the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES).

Methods

Based on a review of the literature and directed requests to 63 international and national agencies, 116 relevant articles and guidance documents were selected. The WOE approaches were assessed based on three aspects: the extent of their prescriptive nature, their purpose-specific relevance

SUBMITTER: Martin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108859 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature