Housing standards: A glossary of housing and health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 162-168

  Howden Chapmam, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONDITIONS;

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

HOUSING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 1342280388     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.011569     Document Type: Review

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