Human biomonitoring from an environmental justice perspective: supporting study participation of women of Turkish and Moroccan descent

• Main Authors: Bert Morrens (Author), Elly Den Hond (Author), Greet Schoeters (Author), Dries Coertjens (Author), Ann Colles (Author), Tim S. Nawrot (Author), Willy Baeyens (Author), Stefaan De Henauw (Author), Vera Nelen (Author), Ilse Loots (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Environmental justice research shows how socially disadvantaged groups are more exposed and more vulnerable to environmental pollution. At the same time, these groups are less represented and, thus, less visible in biomedical studies. This socioeconomic participation bias is a fo...