Exposure assessment and risk of gastrointestinal illness among surfers

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 1603-1615

  Stone, David L ^a   Harding, Anna K ^a   Hope, Bruce K ^b   Slaughter Mason, Samantha ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Department Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVER; DOSE RESPONSE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SWIMMING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 53849124381     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802414406     Document Type: Article

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