Interventions that facilitate sustainable development by preventing toxic exposure to chemicals: An overview of systematic reviews

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 378-386

  Haby, Michelle M ^a   Soares, Agnes ^b   Chapman, Evelina ^c   Clark, Rachel ^d   Korc, Marcelo ^b   Galvão, Luiz A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^d The Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Americas; Chemical compounds; Environmental exposure; Health; Pesticides; Review; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PESTICIDE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY; VALUATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

LEAD; PESTICIDE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; POLLUTANT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TOXICITY; UNITED NATIONS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LEAD; PESTICIDES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84991735526     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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