Design and sampling methodology for a large study of preschool children's aggregate exposures to persistent organic pollutants in their everyday environments

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 260-274

  Wilson, Nancy K ^a   Chuang, Jane C ^a   Iachan, Ronaldo ^a   Lyu, Christopher ^a   Gordon, Sydney M ^a   Morgan, Marsha K ^b   Özkaynak, Halûk ^b   Sheldon, Linda S ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate exposures; Child day care; Persistent organic pollutants; Pesticides; Preschool children; Recruiting; Survey sampling

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAY CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMPLING; SCHOOL;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PATIENT SELECTION; PESTICIDES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 2942633604     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500326     Document Type: Article

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