Elemental mercury use in religious and ethnic practices in Latin American and Caribbean communities in New York City

Population and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 443-453

  Johnson, Clyde ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNIC MINORITY; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032860025     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023361018965     Document Type: Article

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