Panel discussion review: Session 1 — exposure assessment and related errors in air pollution epidemiologic studies

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages S75-S82

  Sarnat, Jeremy A ^a   Wilson, William E ^b   Strand, Matthew ^c   Brook, Jeff ^d   Wyzga, Ron ^e   Lumley, Thomas ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure error; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Personal exposure; Sulfur dioxide; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

HOPANOID; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS; BIOSTATISTICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERROR; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE ERROR; HEALTH HAZARD; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIBRATION; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 37249008314     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500621     Document Type: Article

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