Fish and shellfish consumption estimates and perceptions of risk in a cohort of occupational and recreational fishers of the Chesapeake Bay

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Harris, Shelley A ^a,b   Urton, Amie ^c   Turf, Elizabeth ^c   Monti, Michele M ^d  

^a Population Studies and Surveillance   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Fish consumption; Occupational epidemiology; Recreational; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FISHERY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEAFOOD; SHELLFISH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FEMALE; FISH; FISHERMAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; VIRGINIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849120188     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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