title: A compass for health: rethinking precaution and its role in science and public health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 01854, USA. joel_tickner@uml.edu
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tickner
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kriebel
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D015980:Public Health Practice; D011049:Social Control Policies