Ethical perspectives for public and environmental health: Fostering autonomy and the right to know

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Lambert, Timothy William ^a   Soskolne, Colin L ^b   Bergum, Vangie ^b   Howell, James ^b   Dossetor, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Chlordane; DDT; Environmental justice; Fostering autonomy; Mercury; Precautionary principle; Prevention; Right to know; Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; DEONTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUSTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037293466     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.4477     Document Type: Article

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