Exposure assessment in the National Children's Study: Introduction

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1076-1082

  Needham, Larry L ^a,e   Özkaynak, Halûk ^b   Whyatt, Robin M ^c   Barr, Dana B ^a   Wang, Richard Y ^a   Naeher, Luke ^d   Akland, Gerry ^e   Bahadori, Tina ^f   Bradman, Asa ^g   Fortmann, Roy ^b   Liu, L J Sally ^h   Morandi, Maria ⁱ   O'Rourke, Mary Kay ^b   Thomas, Kent ^b   Quackenboss, James ^j   Ryan, P Barry ^j   Zartarian, Valerie ^b  

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

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e American Chemistry Council ^*  (United States)

^f AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^j EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Environmental monitoring questionnaire; Exposure assessment; Limit of detection; National children's study

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 23844524074     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7613     Document Type: Article

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