Suspicious cartographers: Some realities of research into stakeholder understanding of the causes and possible prevention of breast cancer

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 345-354

  Cinderby, Steve ^a   Potts, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARTOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 34548661054     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234207X227143     Document Type: Article

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