Human biomonitoring programmes and activities in the European Union

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 623-624

  Viso, A C ^a   Casteleyn, L ^b   Biot, P ^c   Eilstein, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Federal Public Service Health   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; BIOMONITORING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DATA INTERPRETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; POLICY; POLLUTION; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 67651207375     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.083709     Document Type: Review

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