Cost/variance optimization for human exposure assessment studies

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 464-472

  Whitmore, Roy W ^a   Pellizzari, Edo D ^a   Zelon, Harvey S ^a   Michael, Larry C ^a   Quackenboss, James J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost components; Human exposure assessment; Optimum sampling design; Variance components

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; SAMPLE; SAMPLING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 27844595386     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: 14765519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500424     Document Type: Article

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