Main Title |
Chemical alert| : a community action handbook / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
University of Texas Press, |
Year Published |
1993 |
OCLC Number |
26210820 |
ISBN |
029274675X (cloth : alk. paper) 0292746768 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Environmental health--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Environmental protection--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Environmentalists--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Consumer Participation--methods ;
Data Collection--methods ;
Environmental Exposure ;
Epidemiologic Methods
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
RA566.22.C35 1993 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/14/1998 |
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Edition |
Rev. expanded ed. |
Collation |
xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: The Health detective's handbook / edited by Marvin S. Legator, Barbara L. Harper and Michael J. Scott. Includes bibliographical references (p. {219}-225) and index. |
Contents Notes |
You can do it too : identification of health hazards by nonprofessionals / Marvin S. Legator -- Join together : organizing your community / Lois Marie Gibbs -- Do you suspect a problem? : known exposures, known effects / Barbara L. Harper -- What are appropriate tests? : enhancing health care / Marvin S. Legator -- What you need to know before you start : introduction to experimental design / Michael J. Scott -- What information do you need? : questionnaire design, administration, and limitations / Barbara L. Harper and Mary C. Lowery -- How to get the information : the questionnaire, question discussion, and tabulation / Barbara L. Harper ... {et al.} -- Lots of information : what to do with it, statistics for nonstatisticians / Michael J. Scott and Barbara L. Harper -- Where do you go from here? : exploring options for further study and further action / Ellen K. Silbergeld. What kind of evidence do you need? : legal implications of acute and chronic effects / William E. Townsley -- Resource guide / Sabrina F. Strawn -- Appendix : Rates of cancer and birth defects / Barbara L. Harper. |