Health and equity impacts of a large oil project in Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 420-426

  Jobin, William ^a  

^a Blue Nile Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic prevention and control; Diarrhea prevention and control; Environmental health; HIV infections prevention and control transmission; Industry manpower; Malaria prevention and control; Petroleum economics; Risk reduction behavior

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT; OIL PRODUCTION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ACCIDENT; AFRICA; DECISION MAKING; DIARRHEA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; MALARIA; MORTALITY; OIL INDUSTRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CAMEROON; CHAD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; CHAD;

EID: 0037774601     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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