How energy policies affect public health

Public Health Reports

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 390-399

  Romm, Joseph J ^a   Ervin, Christine A ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029813346     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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