Environmental justice: The role of epidemiology in protecting unempowered communities from environmental hazards

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 67-76

  Coughlin, Steven S ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental epidemiology; Environmental justice; Ethical guidelines; Public health; Social justice

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ROLE; HAZARD MITIGATION; HEALTH PROTECTION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0029669734     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04990-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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