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Environmental epidemiology /
The impact of the environment on human health is of growing concern to the public, politicians and public health practitioners. Epidemiology offers a way of investigating and measuring potential hazards, from local sources of pollution to global climate changes. It allows real effects to be distingu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Maidenhead ; New York :
Open University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Understanding public health.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The impact of the environment on human health is of growing concern to the public, politicians and public health practitioners. Epidemiology offers a way of investigating and measuring potential hazards, from local sources of pollution to global climate changes. It allows real effects to be distinguished from chance associations. This book describes the methods available for public health practitioners to enable investigations to be carried out and how findings should be interpreted to ensure that the most appropriate policies are adopted. The book examines: Air pollution; Clusters of cases of ill-health; Radiation and hazardous waste; Water and health; and Climate change. Contributors include: Mike Ahern, Ben Armstrong, Araceli Busby, Pat Doyle, Shakoor Hajat, Sari Kovats, and, Paul Wilkinson. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0335228410 9780335228416 1280948531 9781280948534 9786610948536 6610948534 |