McMaster Institute of Environment and Health

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McMaster Institute of Environment and Health
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Established1996
DirectorBruce Newbold
Location,
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Website http://www.mcmaster.ca/mieh/

The McMaster Institute of Environment and Health (MIEH), established in 1996, is a special program at McMaster University. The goal of MIEH is to facilitate, promote, and publish environmental health research. Research and study the complex relationships between the environment and human health. [1]

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