NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Environmental Epidemiology.

Environmental epidemiology / Committee on Environmental Epidemiology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: v. 1. Public health and hazardous waste.

1. Environmental health. 2. Epidemiology. I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Epidemiologic Methods. 2. Hazardous Waste—adverse effects. 3. Refuse Disposal. WA 788 N275e]

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