Health disparities and toxicant exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk young adults: A partnership approach to research

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1826-1832

  Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Cole, Maxine ^b   Jacobs, Agnes ^b   Newman, Joan ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b First Environment Research Projects   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Akwesasne Mohawk Nation; Community based participatory research; Health disparities; Native American; Partnership research polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LEAD; MERCURY; MIREX; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144434069     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7914     Document Type: Article

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