Self reported health of people in an area contaminated by chromium waste: Interview study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7226, 2000, Pages 11-15

  McCarron, Peter ^a   Harvey, Ian ^b   Brogan, Robert ^c   Peters, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANDFILL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034017829     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7226.11     Document Type: Article

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