Exposure assessment implications for the design and implementation of the National Children's Study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1108-1115

  Özkaynak, Halûk ^a   Whyatt, Robin M ^b   Needham, Larry L ^c   Akland, Gerry ^d   Quackenboss, James ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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

^d NONE

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Environmental; Epidemiologic study design; Exposure assessment; Measurement; National children's study; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844496098     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7616     Document Type: Article

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