The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program: A model for multidisciplinary training of the next generation of environmental health scientists

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 53-62

  Carlin, Danielle J ^a   Henry, Heather ^a   Heacock, Michelle ^a   Trottier, Brittany ^a   Drew, Christina H ^a   Suk, William A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

academia; alternative careers in science; education; professional development; training

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (U.S.); TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85037726536     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2017-0024     Document Type: Review

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