Of jugglers, mechanics, communities, and the thyroid gland: How do we achieve good quality data to improve public health?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2001, Pages 863-869

  Karmaus, Wilfried ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Design; Environment; Participation; PCBs; Risk communication; Thyroid; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine; TSH

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0035684057     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s6863     Document Type: Review

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