Identifying opportunities and gaps for establishing an integrated EDR-triad at a European level

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 253-257

  Smolders, R ^a   Schoeters, G ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental data; ESBIO; GIS; Human health data; Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247215651     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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