ExpoFacts - An overview of European exposure factors data

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 831-843

  Vuori, V ^a   Zaleski, R T ^b   Jantunen, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

ExpoFacts; Exposure assessment; Exposure factors; Food ingestion; Time use

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HOUSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPOFACTS DATABASE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE FACTORS; FOOD INGESTION; TIME USE;

EXPOSURE CONTROLS;

DATABASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 33745463734     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00772.x     Document Type: Review

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