Selected papers
The methods for quantitative assessment of environmental health impacts have been developed on the basis of a number of expert consultations. The links below document the steps and various contributions that have lead to the development of current methods.
Selection of the papers presented at a consultation sponsored by the World Health Organization and the International Labor Office, July 1997:
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Improved decision making in environmental and occupational health
pdf, 19kb
H. Pastides -
How much global ill health is attributable to environmental factors?
pdf, 559kb
K.R. Smith, C.F. Corvalán, T. Kiellström -
Methodologic issues in epidemiologic risk assessment
pdf, 62kb
M. Nurminen, T. Nurminen, C.F. Corvalan -
On the comparable quantification of health risks: Lessons from the global burden of disease study
pdf, 388kb
C.J.L. Murray, A.D. Lopez -
An aggregate public health indicator to represent the impact of multiple environmental exposures
pdf, 229kb
A.E.M. de Hollander, J.M. Melse, E. Lebret, P.G.N. Kramers -
Environmental health impact assessment: valuation of a ten step model
pdf, 162kb
R. Fehr -
Global burden of disease and injury due to occupational factors
pdf, 187kb
J. Leigh, P. Macaskill, E. Kuosma, J. Manchyk -
Global estimates of fatal occupational accidents
pdf, 115kb
J. Takala -
Health, environment and sustainable development: Identifying links and indicators to promote action
pdf, 114kb
C.F. Corvalán, T. Kjellström, K.R. Smith
