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I can't remember, and don't have a record, if this actually got out to the net and was sent, so here it is, one more time. Cheers, Joe > I think that a national, perhaps someday a global, registry of PWP is > one of the most valuable research projects that could be done to help > us all. It looks like the only way to settle questions of hereditary, > environmental, and geographic origins of PD with any confidence. As > for some PWP concerns for privacy loss which might result in social, > insurance, or employment problems, there already have been many small > surveys which seem to have overcome that objection. All the physician > needs to do is omit identification of his reported cases. If you can't > trust your own doctor to do that, it's a problem between you and him > that already goes beyond any possible harm done by a survey report. > As for costs, remember that any doctor's time is valuable, and even > the few minutes to fill out an annual form should be paid for. As a > WAG, suppose that $10 per report is adequate to produce reasonable > cooperation and compliance. Reports on progression of a million PWP > would then total $10 million per year, not such a bad bargain. > -- > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > 3527 Cody Road > Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013 -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013