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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 209683" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>One to watch. I'm cautious, is all. I've seen too many studies (on other topics too) which look sensational but on further examination have absolutely no substance to them.</p><p></p><p>One good sign here is that the results were first published in peer-reviewed journal before the media got the story - a really good sign. It also opens the door for others to pick up the ball and run with it, to apply similar analyses to incidence data elsewhere in the world.</p><p></p><p>I might send the link to ASPECT with a query about how we could test this in, say, Sydney Metropolitan. It would require a complex database to handle the necessary questionnaire - did the family always live where they do, or have they moved to be closer to special schools, doctors etc? Do we include moving families in the study or limit it to those who have stayed at the same address for the child's life? Do we re-assess the subjects for diagnosis or take the word of previous diagnosticians?</p><p></p><p>It was an economist who did this study - which shows any of us could do this as long as we have enough understanding of the necessary statistical analyses.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 209683, member: 1991"] One to watch. I'm cautious, is all. I've seen too many studies (on other topics too) which look sensational but on further examination have absolutely no substance to them. One good sign here is that the results were first published in peer-reviewed journal before the media got the story - a really good sign. It also opens the door for others to pick up the ball and run with it, to apply similar analyses to incidence data elsewhere in the world. I might send the link to ASPECT with a query about how we could test this in, say, Sydney Metropolitan. It would require a complex database to handle the necessary questionnaire - did the family always live where they do, or have they moved to be closer to special schools, doctors etc? Do we include moving families in the study or limit it to those who have stayed at the same address for the child's life? Do we re-assess the subjects for diagnosis or take the word of previous diagnosticians? It was an economist who did this study - which shows any of us could do this as long as we have enough understanding of the necessary statistical analyses. Marg [/QUOTE]
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