Environmental and health impacts of 'fracking': Why epidemiological studies are necessary

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 221-222

  Finkel, Madelon L ^a   Hays, Jake ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b and Engineers for Healthy Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

NATURAL GAS;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRACKING; MINING;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84959480677     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-205487     Document Type: Article

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