Cumulative risk assessment for combined health effects from chemical and nonchemical stressors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Sexton, Ken ^a   Linder, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 81555220943     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300118     Document Type: Article

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