Environmental epidemiology. I. Concepts of human adaptability relevant to environmental epidemiology.

Environmental epidemiology: An introduction

Environmental tobacco smoke epidemiology.

The Focus article "Double Exposure" [EHP 107:A196-A201 (1999)] mistakenly reported that a meta-analysis of epidemiology studies examining the relationship between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and human cancer was prepared for the review of ETS in consideration for listing in the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Report on Carcinogens. We would like to point out that the results...

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Environmental epidemiology of essential tremor.

BACKGROUND Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common neurological disorders. Despite this, the disease mechanisms and etiology are not well understood. While susceptibility genotypes undoubtedly underlie many ET cases, no ET genes have been identified thus far. As with many other progressive, degenerative neurological disorders, it is likely that environmental factors contribute to the et...

Epidemiology of environmental lung disease.

The health hazards posed by gases and dust in the air we breathe have become a matter of widespread public interest and concern. This, in turn, has led to farreaching attempts to protect people from these hazards. Federal as well as state agencies are deeply involved in efforts to clean the air outdoors and in factories, through programs which have considerable impact on our economy and on our ...