International Journal of Hygiene andEnvironmental Health serves as a multidisciplinary forum for all research areasof hygiene, toxicology and environmental and occupational health. Originalpapers, rapid communications, reviews, case reports, technical notes, andeditorials are invited and will be accepted for publication following peerreview. High priority will be given to articles on environmental toxicology,risk assessment, susceptible populations, interactive effects of biological,physical and chemical factors, public health, environmental epidemiology,hospital hygiene, environmental microbiology, and clinical aspects related toenvironmental and occupational medicine.