Does living nearby a garbage dumping site degrade the quality of life? A Case Study based on Shin-dong Myeon Residents, Chun-cheon Si.

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-308

  Lee, Myung Kyung ^a,b   Choi, Jun Yeol ^a   Kim, In Kyoung ^a   Cho, Yeong Ah ^a,b   Kim, Young Shin ^a,c   Jung, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Ii Na ^a,d   Lee, Young Kyu ^a,e   Cho, Youngtae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Garbage dumping site; Garbage truck route; Quality of life; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748451516     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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