L-tryptophan and Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome
Case Study Title
L-tryptophan and Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome
Setting
New Mexico; entire United States
Type of Agent
Biological
Specific Agent
L-tryptophan
Modes of Transmission
Competencies Addressed
Public health literature
Surveillance
Source
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
Learning Objectives
- Discuss issues related to rapid establishment of national surveillance for a newly recognized and little understood disorder.
- Discuss development of case definitions.
- Describe the elements of design and the advantages and disadvantages of case-control versus cohort studies.
- Discuss some of the biases that might have affected these studies.
- Calculate and interpret a relative risk, odds ratio, and attributable risk percent.
- List and evaluate the criteria for causation.
Student Manual
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