Demographic and behavioral modifiers of arsenic exposure pathways: A Bayesian hierarchical analysis of NHEXAS data

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5607-5614

  Santner, Thomas J ^a   Craigmile, Peter F ^a   Calder, Catherine A ^a   Paul, Rajib ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HEALTH; MONITORING; NONMETALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POTABLE WATER; REUSABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC EXPOSURE; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN FRAMEWORKS; CENSORED DATA; CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING; CLAYTON; DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES; EXPOSURE ANALYSIS; GAS EQUIPMENT; HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT SURVEY; STATISTICAL MODELLING;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC; TAP WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARSENIC; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SUBPOPULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EQUIPMENT; FLUID INTAKE; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NATIONAL HUMAN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT SURVEY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BAYES THEOREM; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 48749089082     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702338v     Document Type: Article

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