Health impact assessment in relation to other forms of impact assessment

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Mindell, Jennifer ^a   Joffe, Michael ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental health impact assessment; Environmental impact assessment; Health impact assessment; Integrated impact assessment; Risk assessment; Social impact assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOCIETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038198880     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg024     Document Type: Review

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