Assuring high-quality evidence reviews for chemical risk assessment: Five lessons from guest editing the first environmental health journal special issue dedicated to systematic review

Environment International

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 2016, Pages 553-555

  Whaley, Paul ^a   Halsall, Crispin ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84964685710     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.016     Document Type: Editorial

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