Equity-focused health impact assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 772-782

  Simpson, Sarah ^a   Mahoney, Mary ^b   Harris, Elizabeth ^b   Aldrich, Rosemary ^c   Stewart Williams, Jenny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity; Health impact assessment

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; HEALTH; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESMENT (HIA); POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT; POLICY MAKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 24944494911     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2005.07.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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