Adequate and anticipatory research on the potential hazards of emerging technologies: A case of myopia and inertia?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 890-895

  Hansen, Steffen Foss ^a   Gee, David ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84905495878     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204019     Document Type: Article

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