The use of environmental risk assessment methodologies for an indoor air quality investigation

Chemosphere

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 77-84

  Hoddinott, K B ^a   Lee, A P ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR QUALITY;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0034090858     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00392-6     Document Type: Article

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