Environmental Epidemiology
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0335218423
ISBN-13
9780335218424
Publisher
Open University Press
Imprint
Open University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 16th, 2006
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
410 grams
Dimensions
23.80 x 17.00 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Public health & preventive medicine
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The impact of the environment on human health is of growing concern to the public, politicians and public health practitioners. 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 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
- Climate change
Contributors: Mike Ahern, Ben Armstrong, Araceli Busby, Pat Doyle, Shakoor Hajat, Sari Kovats, Paul Wilkinson.
Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.
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