Housing and health transition in Thailand

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 311-327

  Friel, Sharon ^a   McMichael, A J ^a   Kjellstrom, T ^a   Prapamontol, T ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Housing; Solid fuel; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; POVERTY; ROOM VENTILATION; SANITATION; SOCIETY; THAILAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBANIZATION; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ACCIDENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COOKERY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; THAILAND; VENTILATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SLUM;

EID: 13144250199     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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