Lifecourse Environmental Epidemiology
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 344
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental epidemiology; public policy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Investigation of the biological, psychological and social pathways which influence exposure to environmental factors and associated health risks is gaining significant traction as a focus for interdisciplinary environmental epidemiology research. This research plays an important role in defining specific vulnerabilities for environmental health risks, and the distribution of these among specific population subgroups—facilitated by the era of big data and advances in understanding of molecular changes that mediate exposure effects, enabling characterisation of cumulate insults through a “human exposome” approach. Furthermore, developments in location capture methods to facilitated spatial epidemiology and the increasing utilisation of intergenerational studies provide novel opportunities for investigating patterns of environmental risks through space and time, and interaction with biological and social pathways across generations.
In this Special Issue, we will consider epidemiological approaches and advances in lifecourse epidemiology with regard to understanding influences of the environment upon population health. Specifically, we will focus upon the value of longitudinal studies, including examination of exposure risks at vulnerable periods of the lifecourse, notably those understudied periods such as adolescence and middle age, across a range of populations and policy contexts.
Dr Suzanne Bartington
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Lifecourse epidemiology
- Spatial epidemiology
- Longitudinal studies
- Environmental health
- Exposome
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