Comparative analysis of state fish consumption advisories targeting sensitive populations

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1598-1606

  Scherer, Alison C ^a,b   Tsuchiya, Ami ^a,b   Younglove, Lisa R ^a,b   Burbacher, Thomas M ^a,b   Faustman, Elaine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advisory advisories; Benefits; Consumption; Contaminants; Fish; Nutrition nutritional; Pregnant women; Risks; Sensitive populations; Women of childbearing age

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; DIET; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 58149359824     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11372     Document Type: Review

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