Communicating results to community residents: Lessons from recent ATSDR health investigations

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 484-491

  White, Mary C ^a,b   Berger Frank, Sherri ^a   Campagna, Dave ^a   Inserra, Steven G ^a   Lackey, Michelle ^a   Middleton, Dannie ^a   Millette, M Deborah ^a   Noonan, Curtis W ^a   Peipins, Lucy A ^a   Williamson, Dhelia ^a  

^a Agy Toxic Substances Dis Registry   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Community institutional relations; Environmental health; Epidemiologic studies; Research

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 10644241831     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500391     Document Type: Review

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