The impact of toxicology on public health policy and service: An update

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 115-124

  de Rosa, Christopher T ^a   Nickle, Richard ^a   Faroon, Obaid ^a   Jones, Dennis E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

human exposure; public health survey

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MERCURY; POLICY MAKING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 11144255204     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233703th158oa     Document Type: Article

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