Sentinel health department project in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) - a useful tool for monitoring children's health and environment

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 351-355

  Link, Bernhard ^a   Gabrio, Thomas ^a   Zöllner, Iris ^a   Piechotowski, Isolde ^a   Kouros, Bijan ^b  

^a Baden Wuerttemberg State Health Office   (Germany)

^b Baden Wuerttemberg Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergies; Children; Environmental health; Human biomonitoring; Organochlorine compounds; Respiratory diseases; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247227493     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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