Surveillance in environmental public health: Issues, systems, and sources

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 633-638

  Thacker, Stephen B ^a   Stroup, Donna F ^a   Parrish, Gibson ^b   Anderson, Henry A ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; BIRTH DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEAD POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029983182     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.5.633     Document Type: Short Survey

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