A quantitative risk-benefit analysis of changes in population fish consumption

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-334.e6

  Cohen, Joshua T ^a   Bellinger, David C ^b   Connor, William E ^c   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^d   Lawrence, Robert S ^e   Savitz, David A ^f   Shaywitz, Bennett A ^g   Teutsch, Steven M ^h   Gray, George M ^a  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f IL   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STROKE;

EID: 26944495334     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.07.003     Document Type: Review

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