A method for assessing causation of field exposure-response relationships

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-276

  Cormier, Susan M ^a   Suter Ii, Glenn W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causation; Cause effect; Conductivity; Epidemiology; Weight of evidence

Indexed keywords

CAUSATION; CAUSE-EFFECT; CO-OCCURRENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS; EXPOSURE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FIELD DERIVED EXPOSURE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84872568836     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2056     Document Type: Article

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