Environmental epidemiology: exposure and disease

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Published in 1996: Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease is a unique resource identifying priorities for public health research in selected areas of environmental epidemiology. Drawn from the proceedings of an international workshop on this topic, the book is a compilation of the specialized knowledge and opinions of environmental epidemiology experts. Organized by the Rome division of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Centre for Environment and Health, the goal of the 1993 workshop, Setting Priorities in Environmental Epidemiology, was to establish a consensus among the experts in the selected areas. The chapters in Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease cover environmental epidemiology from three different viewpoints: environmental exposures, major disease groups related to the environment, and epidemiological methodology. The environmental exposure categories examined for prioritizing are air contaminants, water contaminants, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure from human-caused disasters. .  Read more... Abstract: Published in 1996: Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease is a unique resource identifying priorities for public health research in selected areas of environmental epidemiology. Drawn from the proceedings of an international workshop on this topic, the book is a compilation of the specialized knowledge and opinions of environmental epidemiology experts. Organized by the Rome division of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Centre for Environment and Health, the goal of the 1993 workshop, Setting Priorities in Environmental Epidemiology, was to establish a consensus among the experts in the selected areas. The chapters in Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease cover environmental epidemiology from three different viewpoints: environmental exposures, major disease groups related to the environment, and epidemiological methodology. The environmental exposure categories examined for prioritizing are air contaminants, water contaminants, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure from human-caused disasters Content: Part 1: Exposure1. Air PollutionDavid H. Wegman2. RadonOlav Axelson3. AsbestosBenedetto Terracini4. Evaluation of Risks Associated with hazardous WasteAnthony B. Miller5. Epidemiologic Research Priorities on the Health Risk of Drinking water ContaminantsKenneth P. Connor6. Pesticides and Cancer: Status and PrioritiesAaron Blair and Sheila H. Zahm7. Overview of Evidence and Research Needs Concerning Electromagnetic Fields and HealthDavid A Savitz8. Man-Made Chemical DisastersPier Alberto BertazziPart 2: Disease9. Neoplastic Diseases (Lung Cancer Excludes)Lorenzo Simonato10. Lung CancerGoran Pershagen11. Noncarcinogenic Respiratory DiseaseMichael D. LebowitzPart 3: Methods12. Small-Area StudiesPaul Elliott13. Uses of Biochemical Markers in Environmental EpidemiologyPaolo Vineis14. Exposure Assessment in Environmental EpidemiologyBert Brunekreef15. Needs and Requirements for Undergraduate and Graduate Training in Environmental and Occupational EpidemiologyWieslaw Jedrychowski