Looking at environmental justice from an environmental health perspective

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-8

  Sexton, Ken ^a   Adgate, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Environmental justice; Exposure assessment; Risk assessment; Risk management; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN;

EID: 0032742610     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500021     Document Type: Article

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