The ethical issues in uranium mining research in the navajo nation

Accountability in Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-153

  Panikkar, Bindu ^a   Brugge, Doug ^b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Native american; Navajo; Research ethics; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MINING; NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URANIUM; UTAH;

EID: 34848837019     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620701290473     Document Type: Article

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