Causation in risk assessment and management: Models, inference, biases, and a microbial risk-benefit case study

Environment International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-397

  Cox Jr , L A ^a   Ricci, P F ^b  

^a Denver and University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti microbial agents; Benefits; Causal diagrams; Costs; Entropy of information; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DOSAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DOSE-RESPONSE MODELING; MICROBIOLOGICAL RISK MANAGEMENT; POULTRY;

HEALTH RISKS;

CIPROFLOXACIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 14244258311     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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