Environmental epidemiology: Challenges and opportunities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Pekkanen, J ^a   Pearce, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Epidemiology; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; RADON;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035150480     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.011091     Document Type: Article

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