Urban air pollution, health, and equity

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-5

  Samet, J M ^a   White, R H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT; URBAN AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION EXPOSURE; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0347986638     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.58.1.3     Document Type: Editorial

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