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Challenges and Directions for Environmental Public Health Indicators and Surveillance

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  1. Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ - Pavillon CHUL, 2400 rue d’Estimauville, Beauport, QC, G1E 7G9, Canada

    Chris Furgal PhD & Pierre Gosselin MD MPH

  2. WHO / PAHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Surveillance, CHUQ, Beauport, Québec, Canada

    Pierre Gosselin MD MPH

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Furgal, C., Gosselin, P. Challenges and Directions for Environmental Public Health Indicators and Surveillance. Can J Public Health 93 (Suppl 1), S5–S8 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405111

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