Tracking health and the environment: A pilot test of environmental public health indicators

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 9-16

  Dreyling, Erin ^a   Dederick, Elizabeth J ^b   Chari, Ramya ^b   Resnick, Beth ^b   Malecki, Kristen Chossek ^b   Burke, Thomas ^b   Neff, Roni ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MERCURY; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049126672     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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