Selection of ecologic covariates in the American Cancer Society study

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 16-19, 2003, Pages 1563-1590

  Willis, Alette ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^b   Jerrett, Michael ^c   Goldberg, Mark S ^d   Burnett, Richard T ^e  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WATER;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLIMATE; COVARIANCE; ECOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; HARDNESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BED; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POLLUTANT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE; SCALE UP; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; AIR POLLUTANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; CLIMATE; COHORT STUDIES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADON; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0142124739     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390306425     Document Type: Article

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