Korean Environmental Health Survey in Children and Adolescents (KorEHS-C): Survey design and pilot study results on selected exposure biomarkers

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 260-270

  Ha, Mina ^a   Kwon, Ho Jang ^a   Leem, Jong Han ^b   Kim, Hwan Cheol ^b   Lee, Kee Jae ^c   Park, Inho ^d   Lim, Young Wook ^e   Lee, Jong Hyeon ^f   Kim, Yeni ^g   Seo, Ju Hee ^h   Hong, Soo Jong ^h   Choi, Youn Hee ⁱ   Yu, Jeesuk ^a   Kim, Jeongseon ^j   Yu, Seung Do ^k   Lee, Bo Eun ^k  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Open University   (South Korea)

^d Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^f NeoEnBiz Co   (South Korea)

^g Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^j National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^k National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Environmental Health Survey; Framework; Human biomonitoring; Pilot study; Sampling strategy

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COTININE; LEAD; MERCURY; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMEWORK; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN BIOMONITORING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT; SAMPLING STRATEGY; SCHOOL; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URINE;

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SURVEY; FRAMEWORK; HUMAN BIOMONITORING; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLING STRATEGY;

ADOLESCENT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; CHILD; CITIES; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892669612     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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