Briggs / Corvalan / Zielhuis Decision-Making in Environmental Health

From Evidence to Action
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-135-80159-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

Decision-Making in Environmental Health examines the need for information in support of decision-making in environmental health. It discusses indicators of environmental health, methods of data collection and the assessment of exposure to and the health impact of different environmental risk factors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Briggs, D.

Corvalan, C.

Zielhuis, G.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Health and Environmental Analysis for Decision Making - The HEADLAMP Project. Requirements for Successful Environmental Health Decision Making. The Need for Information: Environmental Health Indicators. Environmental Health Indicators: Methods for Data Collection. Exposure and Health Effects Assessment. Approaches to Linkage Analysis for Grouped Environment and Health Data: Statistical and Epidemiological Data. Linkage Analysis: Geographical Information Systems. Application of HEADLAMP in the Field. The HEADLAMP Project: A Conclusion.