Community knowledge in environmental health science: co-producing policy expertise

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-161

  Corburn, Jason ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Co production; Exposure assessment; Local knowledge; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846634590     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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