Environmental attitudes and perceptions of future land use at the savannah river site: Are there racial differences?

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-262

  Burger, Joanna ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LAND USE; LEISURE; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; CAPITAL FINANCING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SOUTH CAROLINA;

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EID: 0032549070     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098159268     Document Type: Article

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