Applying the community partnership approach to human biology research

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-15

  Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Cole, Tewentahawihtha ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University at Albany State University of New York ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AMERICAN INDIAN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84917705663     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22652     Document Type: Article

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