Medical geology: New relevance in the earth sciences

Episodes

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 270-278

  Bowman, Charlotte A ^a   Bobrowsky, Peter T ^b   Selinus, Olle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; POLLUTION;

EID: 1342332662     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2003/v26i4/001     Document Type: Article

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