A compass for health: Rethinking precaution and its role in science and public health

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Tickner, Joel A ^a   Kriebel, David ^a   Wright, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental science; False positive; Innovation; Precaution

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES;

EID: 0042887045     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg186     Document Type: Review

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