Endangered community, enduring people. Toxic contamination, health, and adaptive responses in a local context

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-249

  Adeola, Francis O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034011724     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00139160021972504     Document Type: Article

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