Harmonised human biomonitoring in Europe: Activities towards an EU HBM framework

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-175

  Joas, Reinhard ^a   Casteleyn, Ludwine ^b   Biot, Pierre ^c   Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^d   Castano, Argelia ^e   Angerer, Juergen ^f   Schoeters, Greet ^g   Sepai, Ovnair ^h   Knudsen, Lisbeth E ⁱ   Joas, Anke ^a   Horvat, Milena ^j   Bloemen, Louis ^k  

^a BiPRO GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c FPS Health   (Belgium)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^h PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^j JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^k Environmental Health Sciences International ^*  (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Biomarker; Environment and health; Monitoring; Policy tool; Pollutants; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857362330     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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