Effectiveness of environmental health policies: A new frontier for epidemiologists

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-258

  Hu, Howard ^a,b   Brown, Mary Jean ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; LOUISIANA; PAINT; PUBLIC HOUSING;

EID: 0038672684     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200305000-00001     Document Type: Note

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