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Health effects of residence near hazardous waste landfill sites: a review of epidemiologic literature.
M Vrijheid
Environ Health Perspect. 2000 March; 108(Suppl 1): 101–112.
PMCID: PMC1637771
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The potential monetary benefits of reclaiming hazardous waste sites in the Campania region: an economic evaluation
Carla Guerriero and John Cairns
Environ Health. 2009; 8: 28. Published online 2009 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-28.
PMCID: PMC2711922
Comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches in modelling risk of preterm birth near the Sydney Tar Ponds, Nova Scotia, Canada
Afisi S Ismaila, Angelo Canty, and Lehana Thabane
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007; 7: 39. Published online 2007 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-39.
PMCID: PMC2080634
Urban as a Determinant of Health
David Vlahov, Nicholas Freudenberg, Fernando Proietti, Danielle Ompad, Andrew Quinn, Vijay Nandi, and Sandro Galea
J Urban Health. 2007 May; 84(Suppl 1): 16–26. Published online 2007 March 14. doi: 10.1007/s11524-007-9169-3.
PMCID: PMC1891649
Fetal Deaths and Proximity to Hazardous Waste Sites in Washington State
Beth A. Mueller, Carrie M. Kuehn, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, and Kay M. Tomashek
Environ Health Perspect. 2007 May; 115(5): 776–780. Published online 2007 February 14. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9750.
PMCID: PMC1867977
Hazardous waste sites and stroke in New York State
Ivan Shcherbatykh, Xiaoyu Huang, Lawrence Lessner, and David O Carpenter
Environ Health. 2005; 4: 18. Published online 2005 August 29. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-4-18.
PMCID: PMC1236948
Hospitalization Rates for Coronary Heart Disease in Relation to Residence Near Areas Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants and Other Pollutants
Alexander V. Sergeev and David O. Carpenter
Environ Health Perspect. 2005 June; 113(6): 756–761. Published online 2005 March 14. doi: 10.1289/ehp.7595.
PMCID: PMC1257602
Using Geographic Information Systems for Exposure Assessment in Environmental Epidemiology Studies
John R. Nuckols, Mary H. Ward, and Lars Jarup
Environ Health Perspect. 2004 June; 112(9): 1007–1015. Published online 2004 April 15. doi: 10.1289/ehp.6738.
PMCID: PMC1247194
Low birth weight and residential proximity to PCB-contaminated waste sites.
Akerke Baibergenova, Rustam Kudyakov, Michael Zdeb, and David O Carpenter
Environ Health Perspect. 2003 August; 111(10): 1352–1357.
PMCID: PMC1241618
Increased mortality odds ratio of male liver cancer in a community contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons in groundwater
L Lee, C Chung, Y Ma, G Wang, P Chen, Y Hwang, and J Wang
Occup Environ Med. 2003 May; 60(5): 364–369. doi: 10.1136/oem.60.5.364.
PMCID: PMC1740539
HOW MUCH DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER?
L. Rushton
Occup Environ Med. 2003 February; 60(2): 150–156. doi: 10.1136/oem.60.2.150.
PMCID: PMC1740471
Cancer risks in populations living near landfill sites in Great Britain
L Jarup, D Briggs, C de Hoogh, S Morris, C Hurt, A Lewin, I Maitland, S Richardson, J Wakefield, and P Elliott
Br J Cancer. 2002 June 5; 86(11): 1732–1736. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600311.
PMCID: PMC2375392
Incidence of endocrine disease among residents of New York areas of concern.
D O Carpenter, Y Shen, T Nguyen, L Le, and L L Lininger
Environ Health Perspect. 2001 December; 109(Suppl 6): 845–851.
PMCID: PMC1240619
Increased incidence of cancer and asthma in houses built on a former dump area.
E Pukkala and A Pönkä
Environ Health Perspect. 2001 November; 109(11): 1121–1125.
PMCID: PMC1240472
Risk of adverse birth outcomes in populations living near landfill sites
Paul Elliott, David Briggs, Sara Morris, Cornelis de Hoogh, Christopher Hurt, Tina Kold Jensen, Ian Maitland, Sylvia Richardson, Jon Wakefield, and Lars Jarup
BMJ. 2001 August 18; 323(7309): 363–368.
PMCID: PMC37394
Does exposure to landfill waste harm the fetus? : Perhaps, but more evidence is needed
R McNamee and H Dolk
BMJ. 2001 August 18; 323(7309): 351–352.
PMCID: PMC1120963