Meta-Analysis of Mass-Balance Studies of Soil Ingestion in Children

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 433-447

  Stanek, Edward J ^a   Calabrese, Edward J ^a   Xu, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Children's health; Exposure assessment; Soil ingestion

Indexed keywords

BEST LINEAR UNBIASED PREDICTOR; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MASS BALANCE; META-ANALYSIS; MIXED MODELS; PRIMARY DATA; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; TRACER ELEMENT; YOUNG CHILDREN;

BIOMARKERS; DIAGNOSIS; ESTIMATION; SILICON;

SOILS;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMARKER; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; META-ANALYSIS; OUTLIER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SILICON; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858297347     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01673.x     Document Type: Article

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