Applying Bayesian belief networks to health risk assessment

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 451-465

  Liu, Kevin Fong Rey ^a   Lu, Che Fan ^b   Chen, Cheng Wu ^c   Shen, Yung Shuen ^d  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bayesian belief networks; Hazard quotient; Health risk assessment; Target organ specific hazard index

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATTENDANCE RECORDS; CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FUSION TECHNIQUES; HAZARD INDICES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MORTALITY RATE; POLLUTION CONCENTRATION; RISK CHARACTERIZATION; THREE PROBLEMS;

AIR POLLUTION; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HAZARDS; HEALTH; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856420119     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-011-0470-z     Document Type: Article

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