Interpretation of small effect sizes in occupational and environmental neurotoxicology: Individual versus population risk

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-251

  Bellinger, David C ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect modification; Epidemiology; Neurotoxicology; Populations; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34249782556     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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