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Decision-making in environmental health : from evidence to action / edited by C. Corvalan, D. Briggs, and G. Zielhuis.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Corvalán, C. (Carlos)
Briggs, David J. (David John), 1948-
Zielhuis, G. (Gerhard)
World Health Organization.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environmental health--Decision making.
Environmental health.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
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.
Contents:
Health and environment analysis
Requirements for successful environmental health decision-making
The need for information : environmental health indicators
Methods for building environmental health indicators
Assessment of exposure and health effects
Linking environment and health data : statistical and epidemiological issues
Using geographic information systems to link environment and health data
Application of HEADLAMP in the field
The HEADLAMP approach : a new model for environmental health decision-making
Annex 1 : Examples of environmental health indicators.
Notes:
Published on behalf of the World Health Organization.
Published simultaneously in Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-135-80158-4
0-429-20432-9
0-419-25940-6
1-135-80159-2
1-280-40531-7
9786610405312
0-585-44807-8
9780429204326
OCLC:
52446934

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