Indicators in environmental health: Identifying and selecting common sets

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Eyles, John ^a   Furgal, Chris ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION;

EID: 0036759107     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405121     Document Type: Article

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