An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology
eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology

About this book

An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology covers the basics of environmental exposure, health, and disease. Written to be easily accessible to readers with no formal training in epidemiology or statistics, this practical introduction is an ideal text/reference for students and professionals in nursing, medicine, industrial hygiene, occupational and environmental health, and general environmental science. It provides a target-organ oriented presentation of environmental hazards, with detailed discussions of selected exposures such as asbestos, lead, radon, and indoor and outdoor air pollutants. Major topics covered include:

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780873715737
eBook ISBN
9781040277706
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Epidemiology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction
  6. About the Editor
  7. Contributors
  8. Table of Contents
  9. Chapter 1 The Legal Context of Environmental Protection in the United States
  10. Chapter 2 Environmental Risk Assessment
  11. Chapter 3 Association and Causation in Environmental Epidemiology
  12. Chapter 4 Statistical Issues in the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Environmental Epidemiologic Studies
  13. Chapter 5 Biological Markers of Exposure
  14. Chapter 6 Epidemiologic Aspects of Environmental Hazards to Reproduction
  15. Chapter 7 Risk Factors for Cancer in the Occupational Environment and Relevant Epidemiologic Study Methods
  16. Chapter 8 The Epidemiology of Waterborne Disease: The Importance of Drinking Water Disinfection
  17. Chapter 9 Injury
  18. Chapter 10 Ionizing Radiation
  19. Chapter 11 Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer Risks
  20. Chapter 12 Recent Progress in Childhood Lead Exposure
  21. Chapter 13 Sensitive Subgroups and Normal Variation in Pulmonary Function Response to Air Pollution Episodes
  22. Chapter 14 Health Effects from Environmental Noise Exposure
  23. Index

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