Race, class, and environmental health: A review and systematization of the literature

Environmental Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 15-30

  Brown, Phil ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0028858430     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1995.1021     Document Type: Article

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