Assessment of community contamination: A critical approach

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 354-365

  Clark, Lauren ^a   Barton, Judith A ^a   Brown, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Core public health functions; Critical theory analysis; Environmental health; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0036716265     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.19505.x     Document Type: Article

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