Environmental factors influencing public health and medicine: Policy implications

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Warren, Rueben ^b   Walker Jr , Bailus ^a   Nathan, Vincent R ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Environmental medicine; Environmental pollution; Medicus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036547416     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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