Temporal error in biomarker-based mean exposure estimates for individuals

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-179

  Bartell, Scott M ^a,b,c   Griffith, William C ^b   Faustman, Elaine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Intermittent; Mercury; Steady state; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MERCURY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HUMANS; MERCURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION BIAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1942484350     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500311     Document Type: Article

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