Exposure to an environmental toxin, quality of life and psychological distress

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-43

  Santiago Rivera, Azara L ^a   Skawenio Morse, Gayle ^b   Haase, Richard F ^c   McCaffrey, Robert J ^c   Tarbell, Alice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Russell Sage College   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Native American; PCBs; Psychological distress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947177628     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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